ST. LOUIS CIRCUIT ATTORNEY GARDNER FIRED AFTER REFUSING TO RESIGN

Missouri Attorney General’s Ultimatum To Kim Gardner: Resign Or Face Removal From Office

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey said late Wednesday that St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kimberly M. Gardner would face removal from office if she didn’t resign by noon Thursday.

Bailey, a Republican, said he would initiate “quo warranto” proceedings to remove Gardner if she didn’t quit.

The announcement adds to mounting pressure facing Gardner, a Democrat, after a 17-year-old volleyball player from Tennessee lost her legs in an accident involving a man out of jail with pending robbery charges.