County Prosecutors Downgrade Charges without Checking Medical Record in Gladney Case

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St. Louis County Prosecutors watered-down the charges in the Kenneth Gladney case from a misdemeanor to an ordinance violation without so much as even calling St. John’s Hospital, where Gladney received treatment for his injuries, and checking Gladney’s hospital record or speaking with care providers on site.

Elston McCowan and Perry Molens were witnessed on video assaulting Gladney who is seen being taken to the ground. Cheryl Johner punched Kelly Owens in the face – which Owens caught on camera, an assault witnessed by a police officer, according to the police report – and all three get off with nothing more that ordinance violations.

Owens beating recap:

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Tags: Bill Federer, Brian Malone, Cheryl Johner, Dick Gephardt, Elston McCowan
Posted Dec 1st 2009 at 9:21 am in Big Labor, Justice/Legal, State Politics | 3878677 Commentshttp://biggovernment.com/dloesch/2009/12/01/county-prosecutors-downgrade-charges-without-checking-medical-record-in-gladney-case/County+Prosecutors+Downgrade+Charges+without+Checking+Medical+Record+in+Gladney+Case+2009-12-01+16%3A21%3A58Dana+Loesch

Something Rotten in River City: The Gladney Beating and a Prosecutor’s Political Application of the Law

The symbol of our judicial system is the blind folded lady liberty holding the scales of justice in her hands.  In St. Louis County it appears she may be peeking.

On October 9th, 2000, Patricia Redington, a newly appointed St. Louis County Counselor showed such dedication to her job, that she opened the office on the Columbus Day holiday in order to file assault charges against Republican candidate Bill Federer.  This is in contrast to the way she handles the, typical case and the way she is handling the case of Democrat SEIU members pounding a businessman.   St. Louis area patriots smell a rat and show no signs of letting up until justice is served.

Realizing that workers can lose their initial zeal for their jobs, we can understand why Counselor Redington now says that despite what she did for Federer, her typical time to get charges written up and filed is six to eight weeks.  That is unfortunate for Federer who had an election in four weeks and might have appreciated a delay.  He lost his election as voters had to choose between throwing out Gephart and voting in a guy under a legal cloud and media scrutiny.   The respected author, historian and family man just might be mentally unstable considering he had in fact, been charged with a crime.  Redington, by the way, is a Democrat.

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Posted Dec 1st 2009 at 7:03 am in Big Labor, Featured Story, Justice/Legal, News, Politics, Tea Party | 3891048 Commentshttp://biggovernment.com/jloudon/2009/12/01/something-rotten-in-river-city-the-gladney-beating-and-a-prosecutors-political-application-of-the-law/Something+Rotten+in+River+City%3A+The+Gladney+Beating+and+a+Prosecutor%27s+Political+Application+of+the+Law2009-12-01+14%3A03%3A03John++Loudon

Does Justice Move Faster For Democrats in St. Louis?

Three months after Kenneth Gladney and Kelly Owens were assaulted in the Bernard school parking lot following Russ Carnahan’s town hall the charges still remain in hibernation at the County Counselor’s office. Upon contacting Bob McCullough, I was told that Gladney’s charges fall into Patricia Redington’s jurisdiction.

Redington was quick to file charges back in 2000, when a staffer for Democrat Richard Gephardt stalked serious contender Republican Bill Federer on a parade route. The staffer, James Larrew, tried to shove his camera into Federer’s face until Federer was forced to push the camera away. The staffer freaked, flagged down a cop and claimed that he had been assaulted. Larrew then called Gephardt’s office and spoke to Joyce Aboussie, Gephardt’s top political adviser, who then contacted Redington’s office. Two days later Redington filed assault charges against Federer, on Columbus Day, a national holiday; after which Redington, Aboussie, and Larrew conducted a media blitz, all arranged for by Gephardt’s office.

From an account of the incident:

Note that Redington is a Democrat-appointee with close ties to Gephardt’s closest adviser, Aboussie.

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Posted Nov 13th 2009 at 10:47 am in Big Labor, Justice/Legal, Politics, State Politics | 3048650 Commentshttp://biggovernment.com/dloesch/2009/11/13/does-justice-move-faster-for-democrats-in-st-louis/Does+Justice+Move+Faster+For+Democrats+in+St.+Louis%3F2009-11-13+17%3A47%3A45Dana+Loesch