Missouri AG gives ultimatum to Dem attorney Kim Gardner following public outcry: resign or be removed

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By Lawrence Richard | Fox News


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The Missouri Attorney General has given embattled Democratic St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner an ultimatum amid public safety outcries following a major incident over the weekend: resign or be removed.

Attorney General Andrew Bailey, a Republican, gave Gardner "until noon tomorrow" to announce her resignation, after a motorist who repeatedly violated his bond conditions on earlier charges crashed and injured a teenage volleyball player.

"We are giving Kim Gardner until noon tomorrow to resign. If she refuses, she will face immediate removal proceedings in the form of a writ of quo warrant brought by our office," Bailey revealed on Twitter.

Janae Edmondson, 16, visited St. Louis with her family last Saturday for a volleyball tournament. While the family in the downtown area, a speeding driver failed to yield and caused a collision, ultimately striking Edmondson. The incident took place around 8:40 p.m.

Edmondson only survived due to her father’s quick thinking and military training, KTVI reported.

One of her legs was severely damaged and the other was maimed.
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She remains hospitalized in critical condition.

Attorney General Bailey accused Gardner of facilitating crimes, rather than preventing them.

"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.

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The statement added: "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."

Many officials, including Democrats, joined in criticizing Gardner.

Missouri Senate President Pro Tem Caleb Rowden, a Republican, said Gardner should resign, calling her "incompetent and grossly unfit to hold her office."

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Missouri House Speaker Dean Plocher urged her to step down.

Democratic St. Louis Mayor Tishaura O. Jones said Gardner had "lost the trust of the people," but did not say she should resign.
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The suspect, 21-year-old Daniel Riley, was being held at the St. Louis City Justice Center on five charges, including unlicensed operation of a vehicle and felony assault.

At the time of the incident, he was out on bond for an August 2020 robbery case.

Fox's St. Louis affiliate KTVI reported the teen had already committed to playing Division II volleyball in college, but the severity of her injuries are likely to prevent her from ever playing again.

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The attorney general’s action was widely praised on Twitter.

A GoFundMe campaign to support Edmondsons’ family raised more than $343,000 as of Wednesday night.

The Associated Press contributed to this report

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Lets get this ball rolling, we need to do that here too

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Lets get this ball rolling, we need to do that here too

Only problem is that in Cali, there are no republicans in positions of power to be able to do something like this.

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Plus the voters don't demand it. We should have had the LA guy recalled, but somehow didn't get enough votes. Very suspicious

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It's the same way here in Colorado. The state was red when I moved here 25 years ago, and now it's solidly blue. Democrats hold every major position in state offices and the democrats are in the majority in both the Colorado House and Senate. And no surprise, since the state has gone blue, homelessness and crime has done nothing but go up and up and up.

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Nothing to see here

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By Brianna Herlihy | Fox News


Republican Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey fired embattled Democratic St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner on Thursday after she refused to resign following a weekend accident involving a repeat offender who was free despite several violations of his bond terms.

The AG's office is in the process of filing a petition quo warrantor, which is the legal mechanism under state statute that allows the Attorney General to remove a prosecutor who is neglectful in her duties.

On Wednesday, Bailey gave Gardner an ultimatum – resign or be removed – after a motorist who repeatedly violated his bond conditions on earlier charges crashed and left a teenage volleyball player with major injuries that required both her legs be amputated. Gardner's office is the one that should be monitoring compliance with bond conditions and revoking them when those terms are violated.

The victim, Janae Edmondson, 16, visited St. Louis with her family last Saturday for a volleyball tournament. While the family was in the downtown area, 21-year-old Daniel Riley was speeding, failed to yield and caused a collision, ultimately striking and pinning Edmondson.

According to local reports, Edmondson only survived due to her father’s quick thinking and military training. She remains in the hospital in critical condition.

In the days following the crash, local reports revealed Riley was out on bail awaiting trial for a 2020 armed robbery. According to KSDK, Riley had violated the terms of his bond at least 50 times, but the circuit attorney's office did not ask for his bond to be revoked.

On Tuesday, Garnder released a statement saying, "our hearts go out to the victim and her family for this unspeakable tragedy that will undoubtedly have a lasting impact not only on her, but her family and loved ones."

"It's unfortunate that there are those who choose to twist the facts to take advantage of this situation for their own selfish motives, "Gardner said. "This is not the time for finger pointing, it's time to support this family, and ensure that justice is served."

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"It's unfortunate that there are those who choose to twist the facts to take advantage of this situation for their own selfish motives, "Gardner said. "This is not the time for finger pointing, it's time to support this family, and ensure that justice is served."

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Be careful of what you wish for Kim...