ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) – A man pleaded guilty to the death of his roommate.
In a St. Louis court on Thursday, Jeffery D. Santee, 41, pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the death of 41-year-old Jeraun Spiva. He was sentenced to 10 years in prison.
Prosecutors said the two men were arguing in their apartment in the 4200 block of Fair Avenue on Dec. 3, 2023, because Spiva had locked the apartment door and Santee had forgotten his shoes inside. Santee hit Spiva, causing him to fall and hit his head on the concrete. A witness heard the argument and called Spiva’s mother, who went to the apartment with Spiva’s father…