Gary M. Necker Jr., 37, of High Ridge, a prior offender, has been sentenced to 11 years in prison following felony charges for stealing a motor vehicle and leaving the scene of an accident, court papers show.
In June 2013, Necker stole a 1981 Dodge Ram from outside a home in the 4600 block of Brennan Woods Court in High Ridge and while he was fleeing in the truck, it ran off the road and struck another vehicle, a 1994 Eagle Summit, and two mailboxes. After the crash, Necker continued on but then crashed into a home in the 4600 block of Lark Drive, damaging the residence, the report said.
After crashing into the home, Necker ran away. During the investigation, though, a deputy found a piece of paper inside the pickup with wet blood on it, and after analysis, the blood was found to be from Necker, who was on probation for a prior offense, according to the report.
Necker lived within a mile of the scene, and when deputies located him, he denied stealing the pickup, claiming that he had ridden in it before but didn’t know why his blood was found inside it, the report said.
Later, however, Necker confessed to one count of stealing a motor vehicle and one count of leaving the scene of an accident, both felonies. On Aug. 1, Jefferson County Div. 3 Circuit Judge Nathan B. Stewart sentenced him to seven years for the stealing charge and four years for the other charge, with the two terms to be served consecutively, for a total of 11 years, court documents indicate
Jefferson County assistant prosecuting attorney Douglas S. Pribble handled the case.
Also on Aug. 1, Necker was sentenced to seven years for felony stealing stemming from a March 17 incident in Jefferson County. That term is to be served concurrent, or at the same time, with the 11 years.
In addition, those 11 years are to be served concurrent with another seven-year term Necker previously was sentenced to for tampering with a motor vehicle tied to a July 2014 incident in Jefferson County.
In that case, he was sentenced in November 2015 to seven years in prison, but the sentence was suspended and he got five years’ probation. However, on Aug. 1, Stewart executed that sentence, according to court papers.
Necker also previously was convicted of felony drug charges tied to a January 2014 incident in St. Louis County and got probation in that case, court documents show.
He currently is in the Farmington Correctional Center.