Ex-Landscaper Charged with Stealing Items Valued at $200,000

A former landscaping company employee was charged Wednesday with stealing Sterling silver and jewelry valued at more than $200,000 from four Ladue clients.

Justin Roux, 22, of the 200 block of Clayton Oaks Drive in Ellisville, was charged with two class B felonies of stealing more than $20,000 and two class C felonies of stealing more than $500.

He was employed by Sunshine on Leaves, doing landscaping for clients, according to a court documents.

said that Roux stole the items between March 1, 2011 and May 12, 2012.

At a home in the first block of Fordyce Lane, police aid Roux stole the following between March 1, 2011 and May 14, 2012:

• A 64-piece set of Sterling silver flatware
• Four Sterling silver serving pieces
• A Sterling silver baby cup
• Seven pairs of cufflinks.

At a home in the first block of Deerfield Road, Roux is charged of stealing the following between March 1, 2011 and April 23, 2012:

• Two David Yurman bracelets
• A pink tourmaline ring
• Six Sterling silver spoons
• A gold lady’s ring with a green semi-precious, green stone. 

At a home in the 10000 block of Litzsinger Road, police said he stole the following between March 1, 2011 and April 13, 2012:

• A platinum ring with three diamonds
• A gold ring with multiple diamonds
• A platinum diamond tennis bracelet
• A platinum ring with multiple diamonds
• A platinum ring with a one-carat center diamond and blue sapphires.

At a home in the 9800 block of Old Warson Road, Roux is charged with stealing Reed & Barton Sterling silver dinnerware and serving pieces between April 1, 2011 and May 12, 2012.

Roux is being held in St. Louis County Jail in lieu of a $50,000 bond.