A convicted felon who was wounded during an exchange of gunfire with a locksmith in St. Louis was sentenced Monday to 15 years in federal prison.
Donnel Trotter, 51, pleaded guilty in July to one count of being a felon in possession of ammunition.
The case stemmed from a shooting Nov. 12, 2024, after a locksmith was dispatched to unlock Trotter’s truck in an alley behind the 4700 block of Nebraska in St. Louis. Trotter admitted that he and the locksmith argued over payment before Trotter moved toward the locksmith while reaching for his gun…