Embattled St. Louis Prosecutor Threatened With Jail Time After No One Shows Up At Murder Trial | Eastern North Carolina Now

    Publisher's Note: This post appears here courtesy of the The Daily Wire. The author of this post is Virginia Kruta.

    St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner may face a fine or even jail time after her office failed to show up for a murder trial that was supposed to begin Monday morning.

    According to reports, the jury trial for Jonathan Jones, 18 - who is charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal action - was scheduled to begin at 9 a.m., but the assistant district attorney who was assigned the case was apparently on sick leave and no one else from the office took over the case.

    Jones - who was charged pursuant to a shooting that took place near the riverfront in downtown St. Louis on September 6, 2021 - was present at the appointed time along with his public defender, Cecilia Appleberry.

    When no one from Gardner's office showed up, Appleberry immediately filed a motion to dismiss the case entirely - but Judge Scott Millikan delayed the trial for one week instead, demanding a response from Gardner's office accounting for the failure to appear.

    "This conduct thwarts and defeats the authority of the Circuit Court of the City of St. Louis," Millikan wrote, calling on Gardner to either show cause as to why she should not be held in contempt - thus facing fines or even jail time - by April 24.

    Gardner is scheduled to appear in another hearing on Tuesday, one in which the future of her position is before the court. Claiming that Gardner has failed to perform her job to even bare minimum standards, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey has filed a writ of quo warranto to remove her from office.

    "As AG, I want to protect the people of St. Louis, and that includes protecting victims of crime and finding justice for them," Bailey said when he announced the filing on February 22. "Instead of protecting victims, Circuit Attorney Gardner is creating them. My office will do everything in its power to restore order, and eliminate the chaos in St. Louis caused by Kim Gardner's neglect of her office."
Go Back


Leave a Guest Comment

Your Name or Alias
Your Email Address ( your email address will not be published)
Enter Your Comment ( no code or urls allowed, text only please )




Interior Secretary Deb Haaland’s Relationship With Activist Daughter Under Spotlight In New Lawsuits Daily Wire, Guest Editorial, Editorials, Op-Ed & Politics Government Wasted Shocking Amount Of Money On Incorrect Payments Last Year


HbAD0

Latest Op-Ed & Politics

The infamous unsolved murder of rapper Tupac Shakur on the streets of Las Vegas, once thought to be a hit by the Southside Crips, is now believed to be the work of none other than former President Donald J. Trump, who authorities believe acted alone.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signaled during a press conference this week that he will stay off the campaign trail for as long as it takes to get his state through Hurricane Idalia.
Former President Donald Trump has announced that he will make Vivek Ramaswamy head of Tech Support in his next administration.
Gold Star father Mark Schmitz held nothing back during his Tuesday testimony before the House Foreign Affairs Committee, taking direct aim at military leadership in addition to President Joe Biden and former Pentagon spokesman John Kirby.
Major Business and Education Leaders Joined Governor Cooper at Central Piedmont Community College to Celebrate North Carolina’s Top Spot Ranking and World-Class Workforce
House Judiciary Committee chairman Jim Jordan demanded on Tuesday that the Biden Administration disclose details about its meeting with Special Counsel Jack Smith’s office and an FBI agent two months before Smith indicted former President Donald Trump in the classified documents case.
document obtained by FOI request asserts "Ministry of Truth" powers

HbAD1

North Carolinians deserve better oversight than they’re getting.North Carolinians deserve better oversight than they’re getting.
A border patrol sector chief has been reinstated to his previous position after he was reassigned following an interview with congressional lawmakers, according to House Republicans.
Black box recordings have confirmed that as United Flight 452 hurtled towards the earth in a giant fireball, flight attendant Alice Turner smugly derided the passengers who had failed to listen to her pre-flight safety presentation.
If it wasn’t evident that Lady Justice might possibly be peeking through her blindfold in the federal case of former President Donald J. Trump and his alleged crimes surrounding the events of January 6, 2021, this latest story certainly could remove all doubts.
According to a new report, the Associated Press, which has been accused of having a leftist bias, is working with leftist organizations aplenty, including the Ida B. Wells Society, founded by “1619 Project” creator Nikole Hannah-Jones.
According to sources, a local labrador retriever is being cruelly neglected by his humans as they haven't even played with him in over 10 minutes.
House Republicans are exploring ways to restrain prosecutors who have cases against former President Donald Trump as he runs for another term in the White House.
Parties in a federal lawsuit challenging North Carolina's new abortion law have agreed that a temporary restraining order can last longer than two weeks.
Newly-released data suggests that 99% of the new COVID deaths reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) may primarily be attributed to other causes.

HbAD2

Tax dollars being laundered to assist illegals enter the country and avoid deportation
More than 100 of Justice Clarence Thomas’ former clerks banded together to defend their old boss amid continued attacks leveled against him from the political Left, challenging his integrity and independence.
With other ideas having failed, the family of Professor-Author-Philosopher Dr. Jordan B. Peterson made one final, desperate attempt to distract him with several cats in order to confiscate his phone.
Miami Mayor Francis Suarez announced on Tuesday that he was dropping out the 2024 presidential race after failing to qualify for the first Republican Party primary debate.
U.S. authorities said on Tuesday a multinational law enforcement operation dismantled “Qakbot,” one of the most notorious botnet malware platforms controlled by cybercriminals used to carry out criminal financial activities.
After an order from New York Mayor Eric Adams, the Statue of Liberty has been altered to signify that the city is full of illegal immigrants and cannot take any more. Lady Liberty will now hold a sign redirecting migrants to New Jersey.
Do you hate those paper straws with every fiber of your being? Well, good news — you might have a medical and environmental excuse never to use them again. Turns out, new information suggests they are worse for both you and the planet.
The alienation of affection lawsuit filed against N.C. House Speaker Tim Moore ended officially Wednesday with a voluntary dismissal.
China and Russia are prepared to launch destructive cyber attacks on U.S. critical infrastructure to “sow chaos and hinder military mobilization” in the event of war breaking out, according to a new Pentagon cyber strategy released on Tuesday.

HbAD3

 
Back to Top