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Update on the McCloskey Case: Ain't that some shit!
St. Louis judge disqualifies Gardner, her office from prosecuting gun-waving case
I didn't know this, what disgusting creature. These charges should not have been brought at all.
St. Louis judge disqualifies Gardner, her office from prosecuting gun-waving case
A judge on Thursday cited improper fundraising emails by Circuit Attorney Kimberly M. Gardner's campaign in disqualifying Gardner and her office from a gun case against Mark McCloskey, who with his wife pointed firearms at protesters outside their Central West End home in June.
Circuit Judge Thomas Clark II's order said two fundraising emails that Gardner's reelection campaign sent in response to political attacks before and after she charged Mark and Patricia McCloskey with felony gun crimes in July raised the appearance that she "initiated a criminal prosecution for political purposes."
"Like a needle pulling thread, she links the defendant and his conduct to her critics," Clark wrote. "These emails are tailored to use the June 28 incident to solicit money by positioning her against defendant and her more vocal critics."
The judge's order deals a political blow to Gardner, whose office has waged numerous legal challenges to defend her practices and reform-minded agenda during her first term.
I didn't know this, what disgusting creature. These charges should not have been brought at all.