Two individuals have admitted to attempting to kidnap and rob a St. Louis apartment property manager at gunpoint in 2024, as well as committing a series of other firearm-related crimes during the same period.
Emma M. Cunningham, 32, entered a guilty plea Monday in U.S. District Court to charges of attempted kidnapping, unlawful transfer of a firearm to a convicted felon, and making a false statement during the purchase of a firearm. Her co-defendant and boyfriend, 49-year-old Jervonz L. Williams, pleaded guilty on June 23 to attempted kidnapping, robbery, and being a felon in possession of a firearm.
According to court documents, Cunningham admitted to purchasing a firearm on Feb. 20, 2024, for Williams, a convicted felon legally prohibited from owning firearms. She completed Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Form 4473 falsely, claiming she was the buyer and denying any illegal drug use. The handgun, a .38-caliber revolver, was later used in several violent incidents…