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Published May 14, 2021 at 1:45 PM CDT Listen • 18:34
St. Louis County officials have cited Robert Fernandez 64 times and arrested him four more in the last four years all because he stood at the intersection of I-55 and Lindbergh and asked for money.
The people who called the police to complain about him didn’t allege he’d been aggressive or rude. They just said he was asking for money, and they didn’t like it.
“It’s bad enough I can’t even take my kids to a baseball game in the city because of all the homeless beggars,” one caller told St. Louis County Police, according to court files. “I’ll be damned if they’re going to start invading St. Louis County.”