ST. LOUIS > Man admits selling stolen wire — A man who sold 900 pounds of stolen copper pleaded guilty Wednesday to a federal charge in U.S. District Court of interstate transportation of stolen property. John F. Martin, 51, of Granite City, admitted stealing AT&T telephone wiring in Bridgeton and taking it to Illinois for sale. Martin emphasized that others cut down the wire, according to his public defender, Tom Flynn. The replacement value of the wiring is between $30,000 and $70,000, Assistant U.S. Attorney Tom Albus said. Under federal guidelines, Martin could face at least a year in prison when sentenced July 29 and will have to pay restitution to AT&T.

ST. CHARLES > Driver runs into firetruck — A motorist suffered two broken legs and other injuries when his car hit the back of a St. Charles firetruck stopped in the right lane of Interstate 70 under the First Capitol Drive overpass on an emergency call about 4:30 a.m. Wednesday. David Andrzejewski, 42, of O'Fallon, Mo., was trapped for about 20 minutes. No firefighters were hurt. The extrication was delayed because the impact crushed the part of the truck carrying rescue tools, leaving the crew to use a saw to get to them. The firetruck and an ambulance were there, with warning lights flashing, to treat an asthma patient who stopped along the highway. Andrzejewski was reported to be in serious condition at St. John's Mercy Medical Center in Creve Coeur. The Missouri Highway Patrol is investigating.

ST. LOUIS > Man held in assault — Prosecutors charged Lamarcus Stephenson, 25, on Tuesday with first-degree assault in connection with an attack Saturday inside a Family Dollar store at 3411 South Jefferson Avenue. Stephenson, of the 2800 block of Arsenal Street, was held in lieu of $100,000 bail. Police said Stephenson chased the victim, a man, 31, before following him into the store and kicking him several times. Police say the victim was critically injured.

ST. CHARLES COUNTY > Man gets 10 years for molestation — Richard Feager Jr., 40, formerly of St. Charles, pleaded guilty Wednesday of two counts of statutory sodomy and one count of child molestation and was sentenced to 10 years in prison. Feager admitted having sexual contact with a girl younger than 14 in 2010. Circuit Judge Lucy Rauch followed the terms of a plea agreement by sentencing Feager to concurrent terms of 10 years on each count.

WASHINGTON PARK > Man wounded at gas station — A Cahokia man, 21, was shot and seriously wounded when he stopped for gasoline at a BP station at Illinois Route 111 and Bunkum Road here shortly after 1 p.m. Wednesday. Illinois State Police Master Sgt. Dave Wasmuth said two men approached the victim on foot and shot him in the back. A male passenger in the victim's car was not injured; he drove the victim to a hospital in East St. Louis. The man was later transferred to a hospital in Missouri. Wasmuth said police had not determined a motive and did not know if the victim and his passenger knew the assailants.

ST. LOUIS > Suspect charged in bank robbery — Frank Briggs, 54, of St. Louis, has been charged in connection with a Monday robbery at the PNC Bank at 4232 North Grand Boulevard, police said. Briggs, who lives on the same block as the bank, was charged Tuesday in St. Louis Circuit Court with felony stealing of an amount more than $500 and less than $25,000. Briggs is accused of entering the bank and handing a note to a teller demanding money. Bond for Briggs was set at $15,000.