As Jogger Lay Dying, Someone Stole Her Phone

St. Louis man Brian Davenport arrested based on surveillance video
By Newser Editors and Wire Services
Posted Oct 27, 2020 1:11 PM CDT
As Jogger Lay Dying, Cops Say He Stole Her Phone
This undated photo provided by the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department shows suspect Brian Davenport.   (St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department via AP)

A man is facing charges for allegedly stealing a cellphone from a collapsed jogger who was dying on a St. Louis sidewalk, per the AP. Brian Davenport, 35, was arrested Monday and is charged with felony stealing, authorities said. He does not yet have a listed attorney. The 64-year-old jogger collapsed around 1pm Oct. 18 in the city's Soulard neighborhood, police said. Davenport was arrested after surveillance video showed a man getting out of a van, taking the phone, and leaving the woman on the sidewalk. The woman later died at a hospital. Her name has not been released. (More St. Louis stories.)

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