The St. Louis County Attorney's Office charged Eric Moore Jr., 26, of St. Louis, second-degree murder, robbery and armed robbery.
Moore arranged by SMS to pay $ 60 to a prostitute and met her at a St. Louis motel on Saturday, according to the probable cause statement. He would then have given the money to another woman in exchange for the sexual act. At one point, Moore was upset by the short time he had with the prostitute and claimed reimbursement, showed court documents.
At the time, Moore and three women were in the motel room. Moore then took out a firearm and asked for money from one of the women in the room.
The woman returned the money, according to court documents.
Police said the women in the room identified Moore, who had left the motel after the shooting. The police then arrested him in a house he shared with his mother, according to court documents.
The guns were found in the house, investigators said, adding that the ballistic examination had shown that the weapon was compatible with the casings found at the crime scene.
Moore was detained on a $ 300,000 bail.
