ST. LOUIS • A man who in the past accepted assistance from Saint Mary of Victories Chapel is accused of driving the getaway car after a retired chaplain there was mugged.

Danielle Johnson, 40, of the 5500 block of Riverview Boulevard, was charged Tuesday in St. Louis Circuit Court with first-degree robbery and armed criminal action.

According to charges, the priest was unloading groceries Monday outside the church, at 744 South Third Street, when a man robbed him at gunpoint of his wallet, about $200, personal papers, four Schnucks gift cards and four Metrolink passes.

A witness ran after the mugger and saw him speed away in a car that police said was driven by Johnson. Officers found him a short time later and said he admitted driving the getaway car. Court documents say he had been a recipient of help from the church. The gunman was sought.