Crime & Safety
Halls Ferry Inn Jazz Cafe Owner Charged With Arson
According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, owner Lozell Stiles has been arrested for second-degree arson.
Florissant residents lost the Halls Ferry Inn Jazz Cafe on early Sunday morning due to a case of arson.
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported Monday night that police arrested owner Lozell Stiles for second-degree arson involved with the fire.
His bail has been set at $10,000, and no motive has been announced, according to the report.
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According to KMOX, a section of the restaurant’s roof collapsed around 1:30 a.m. after the restaurant closed for business. No one was injured and the music store, which sits next door, did not become damaged.
Originally the Halls Ferry Inn, which was a family owned restaurant for more than 40 years, the restaurant transformed into the jazz café under Stiles’ ownership last fall.
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