Man Charged With Three St. Charles Robberies in July, Police Say

A man is charged with three armed robberies in St. Charles, including two that may have involved arranged drug purchases, police said.

Dirrell Taylor, 21, of the 1900 block of O’Fallon Street in St. Louis, was charged Wednesday with three counts of first-degree robbery.

St. Charles Police said Taylor used a handgun in robbing three victims on three separate robberies in July, giving the following accounts in court documents:

• On Tuesday, Taylor acted with Graylen Nolden, waiting for Nolden to arrive with another man in the 300 block of Riverview Lane in St. Charles, police said. When they arrived, Taylor approached the other man and asked him for a cigarette. Taylor then took out a silver handgun and stole the man’s wallet, which had $50, police said. St. Charles Police said they believe Nolden arranged a drug deal with the other man to bring him to the area.
• On Sunday, Nolden arranged to meet another man at Boonslick Park to sell him marijuana. Taylor was at the park and asked him for cigarettes and a ride to Quik Trip. The man agreed, and while they were driving to Quik Trip, Taylor asked the man to stop at Dale Court and Cunningham Avenue. When he stopped, Taylor pulled out a handgun and took the man’s cell phone, $20 and cigarettes, police said.
• On July 7, Taylor and Christopher Hunn met a man in his home in the 3200 block of Granger Boulevard in St. Charles. Police said they began taking items belonging to the man, and when he questioned them, Taylor pointed a handgun at his head.

Bail was set at $30,000 for Taylor on each of the three robbery charges.

All three men—Taylor, Nolden and Hunn—also are charged with three first-degree robberies after police said they assaulted a man and robbed others on Circle Drive in St. Charles Dec. 3.