Home-Invasion Suspect Has an August Court Date

A man who served time for previous crimes and is now accused in an armed home-invasion robbery of a Chesterfield couple has a new court date set for August 2, in St. Louis County Circuit Court.

Richard J. Lynch, 42, of O'Fallon, was in jail on $250,000 bond since a March 1  

The most recent court date was June 29, and the upcoming August date is a continuation or re-scheduling of what is described as "hearings" and "settlement conferences" on casenet.org

It's set for August 2, 9am in Judge Thea A. Sherry's court, in Clayton.

Lynch is charged with first-degree burglary, two counts robbery in the first-degree, assault in the second degree, two counts of felonious restraint and four counts armed criminal action—all felonies.

Lynch is accused of pistol-whipping him in the head, taking the jeweler's wife hostage and rummaging through the house for valuables. Two young children were asleep in the townhouse.

Police said a pawn shop employee identified jewelry from the heist that led to Lynch's arrest.

He was released about six months earlier from prison, after a 17-year sentence.