A man is accused of more than a dozen crimes in a two-day span in St. Louis, Missouri, having allegedly kidnapped two women and attacked others with brass knuckles.
Austin Fitzgerald, 61, stands charged with kidnapping, sexual abuse, assault, and the unlawful use of a weapon, among other charges, according to St. Louis County court records. He faces 14 charges in total, with authorities maintaining that he carried out a spree of violence at Tower Grove Park between Aug. 1 and 2.
On Friday, the first day of the month, two women were at the park when Fitzgerald came up to them from behind “with a black pistol like firearm” and said, “You two are coming with me,” according to a probable cause statement. He then allegedly grabbed one of the women’s arms and when she resisted, “ordered her to follow him in her vehicle.”…