FLORISSANT, Mo. — On Thursday, Peggy Janis stood in the Grandview Plaza parking lot to look at the exact spot where she stood her ground against an armed attacker just one week ago.
On Jan. 22, the 68-year-old local hairstylist was finishing up errands ahead of the snowstorm. She had just left Schnucks and dashed into the Walgreens at Grandview Plaza for a few last-minute items.
As she returned to her 2014 Ford Escape, she felt a presence behind her. According to court documents, 40-year-old J.R. Robins pressed a firearm into her ribs…