A Democratic lawmaker was arrested on an assault charge one day after winning re-election to the Missouri House of Representatives, according to local media reports and records reviewed by Newsweek. Representative Anthony Ealy won his third term to the Missouri House on Tuesday. He was then arrested by the Jefferson City Police Department on an assault charge the following day, according to reports.
Records on the inmate portal for Cole County reviewed by Newsweek on Friday morning state that Ealy was arrested at 11:57 a.m. on Wednesday on a misdemeanor charge of fourth-degree assault and disturbance of the peace. According to the Kansas City Star, the assault charge has a maximum penalty of one year in jail, as well as a $2,000 charge, while the disturbing-the-peace charge carries a maximum six-month penalty in jail and a $1,000 fine. In a statement, Marc Powers, Chief of Staff for the House Minority Leader’s Office, told ABC17: "Leadership removed Rep.
Ealy from all committees in the spring so he could better focus on personal issues. "There are no plans to restore his committee assignments for the upcoming session." Newsweek has approached Ealy and the Jefferson City Police Department for comment outside of regular working hours for comment. This is a developing story.
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