Pair Charged With Hitting 'Gus Gus Fun Bus' Owner In Saint Louis

ST. LOUIS, MO — A man and a woman have been charged with hitting two pedestrians during an attempted robbery in downtown St. Louis Saturday afternoon. According to court documents, 20-year-old Curtis Alford and 18-year-old Jana Stowers pepper sprayed the owners of a Ford F-150 pick-up truck just after 12:30 p.m. in the 700 block of Chestnut Street, took the victims' keys and drove away in the truck.

Mike Arnold, the owner of "Gus Gus Fun Bus," a local party bus available for events, winery trips and pub cruises, was one of the people hit. Prosecutors said he was trying to video the incident. Arnold was less than a block from Kiener Plaza when he was struck. He had been there participating in "Taste of Downtown STL," a restaurant festival.

Alford and Curtis also came close to hitting two police officers, who attempted to stop them as they fled. The two crashed the truck a short time later and were arrested.

Alford, who drove the truck, is charged with multiple counts of assault, robbery, and armed criminal action. He is currently held on $200,000 cash bail. Stowers is facing counts for robbery and armed criminal action, and is held on $40,000 cash bail.

Fox 2 St. Louis reports Arnold suffered multiple broken bones, cuts and lacerations. He is currently in intensive care and breathing on a ventilator.

A friend of Arnold's family has set up a GoFundMe page to cover medical bills and support his family while he is in the hospital. Several area businesses will also be holding fundraisers over the next few days.

• Wednesday, 6/20:
  • Third Wheel Brewing will donate $1 from every pint or flight and 10 percent of all food purchases during Trivia Night. Trivia is free for 21+, and begins at 7:30 p.m.
• Thursday, 6/21:
  • Main and Mill Brewing will donate 15 percent of all sales
  • Kirkwood Station Brewing will donate 100 percent of beer sales from the Moore Bier Series. Begins at 5pm. Cash donations will also be shared on-site.
  • Two Plumbers Brewery will donate 15 percent of all sales.
  • Gioia's will donate 100 percent of profit from all sales. The Hill location will be staying open until 8pm, with live music from Matt Dal and beer from 2nd Shift Brewing.
  • Ferguson Brewing Company will donate 15 percent of all sales.
  • Yoga Buzz at the Weingarten will donate 20 percent of all ticket sales.
• Saturday, 6/23
  • Steve's Hot Dogs (both locations) will donate 15 percent of all sales all day. The Hill location (2131 Marconi) is open 10 am to 4 pm. The TG location is 3457 Magnolia from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.

Image via GoFundMe