ST. LOUIS, MO – Prosecutors in St. Louis are reportedly declining to charge a man who was arrested for allegedly attempting to carjack a marked police vehicle, which hosted two officers inside of it.

On March 19th, two officers inside of a marked police SUV were headed toward Chouteau Avenue and Seventh Street at approximately 3:00 a.m. in response to reported gunfire in the area.

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While en route to the call, authorities say a 27-year-old male had stepped in front of the officers’ SUV on eastbound Chouteau near South Tucker Boulevard, making his way to the passenger side door of the vehicle and pointed a gun at the officers.

The suspect then fled the scene, with police suspecting he’d done so once he realized that he was attempting to carjack a police vehicle. Nonetheless, the officers put out a call for “officer in need of aid,” and additional units arrived on scene and later apprehended the armed suspect.

St. Louis Police were reportedly seeking charges of first-degree robbery, armed criminal action, and resisting arrest against the 27-year-old suspect, yet the circuit attorney’s office reportedly declined to charge the individual.

A spokeswoman for Circuit Attorney Kimberly Gardner had only conveyed that the case “is under investigation,” but didn’t provide any explicit reason as to why the circuit attorney’s office wasn’t pursuing charges.

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While local media outlets haven’t revealed the name of the suspect who was arrested, KSDK reported that the suspect arrested in connection with the attempted carjacking is also facing charges out of St. Louis and Jefferson County dating back the past few years, to include cases involving domestic assault, violating an order of protection and first-degree property damage.

In other news regarding Garner, the circuit attorney is slated for a disciplinary hearing on charges of ethics violations on April 11th, which stem from her office’s investigation into former Governor Eric Greitens back in 2018.

It was back in May of 2021 that Gardner had been accused of professional misconduct relating to the Governor Greitens investigation – where allegations of misrepresenting evidence, failing to disclose evidence to Greitens attorneys, and a litany of other ethical violations were alleged against Gardner and her office.

One of the former FBI agents that Gardner had hired to investigate Greitens back in 2018, William Don Tisaby, was indicted on charges of perjury and evidence tampering in relation to the debacle of alleged ethical violations that Garnder will have to face next month.

The stakes are relatively high regarding the professional misconduct hearing slated for April, as Gardner’s license to practice law could be yanked if found to have engaged in misconduct – meaning she could effectively be removed from office in the fallout.

This piece was written by Gregory Hoyt on March 22, 2022. It originally appeared in RedVoiceMedia.com and is used by permission.

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