Missouri Rep. Anthony Ealy Arrested After Reelection

Missouri state Rep. Anthony Ealy was arrested Wednesday, November 4, on misdemeanor charges of fourth-degree domestic assault and disturbing the peace, one day after winning a third term in the state House. Cole County’s inmate portal listed his arrest at 11:57 a.m. in Jefferson City. Missouri court records showed no prosecutor-filed charges as of Thursday morning, November 5, according to the reports. The arrest listing records the alleged offenses; it does not establish that Ealy committed them. The sources did not provide a later court status. An arrest report, as described in local reporting, says police were dispatched shortly before 11:30 a.m. to a downtown Jefferson City apartment after a report that a man was experiencing a possible panic attack or mental-health crisis. The report says Ealy mentioned a gun and threatened the person who called police. These details are allegations in the report, not findings of guilt. One account says the incident report described a similar encounter the previous night and that the caller’s husband planned to press charges over the threats. Ealy, a Democrat who represents Grandview, won his third term Tuesday, November 3. Election...