Hazelwood Man Gets 7 Years for Role in 2011 Murder, Robbery

A Hazelwood man will spend the next seven years of his life in a prison cell after being sentenced on a robbery charge.

Jamon Spurlock, 20, of the 7000 block of Lauphner was 18 years old when police said he and James Wilson murdered a Bel-Ridge man.

Spurlock originally was charged with murder in the case, but pleaded guilty last September to second-degree robbery.

Circuit Court Judge Richard C. Bresnahan sentenced him to serve his time in a Missouri Department of Corrections prison on May 3.

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The man  Spurlock robbed and Wilson killed, was Bryson M. Kelly. He was 23 years old at the time of his death. St. Louis County police said the homeowner found Kelly dead in an apartment at 9050 Torchlamp on Jan. 4, 2011. Police said Kelly had been staying at the apartment for a few days and knew the suspects.

Wilson, who was 19 years old at the time, was sentenced April 29 to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to the murder charge.

Bresnahan also sentenced Wilson to 20 years in prison for each count of second-degree murder, first-degree robbery and two counts of armed criminal action.

Wilson also was charged to 15 years for each count of shooting a weapon at a home or from a vehicle and a second count of armed criminal action. All sentences will run concurrently.

For additional crime reported on Hazelwood Patch see:

• Man Gets 20 Years in Prison for Bel-Ridge Murder
• Hazelwood Man Charged in Bel-Ridge Murder