Wednesday, August 1, 2012
St. Peters judge said the Ron Paul supporter was not given specific order or opportunity to leave the grounds.
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Wednesday, August 1, 2012
St. Peters Municipal Court Judge Donald Kohl ruled Brent Stafford not guilty of trespassing after the March 17 St. Charles County Republican Caucus at Francis Howell North. Kohl approved a motion for acquittal by defense attorney David Roland, of the Freedom Center of Missouri. Roland cross-examined prosecution witnesses, but had not yet presented defense witnesses. “Those in authority can’t trespass unless they are specifically ordered to leave,” Kohl said while giving his ruling. “And then they have to be given an opportunity to leave.” The St. Charles County Republican Central Committee had rented out the building, and Brent Stafford was a committee member. Roland said the city had not shown that Stafford, a Central Committee member, …
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Republican Chairman Eugene Dokes said a group of Ron Paul supporters shoved and hit his wife; St. Peters Police say it's unclear who started the skirmish.
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Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Ron Paul supporters scuffled with St. Charles County Central Republican Chairman Eugene Dokes and his wife Tuesday morning before a St. Peters municipal trial. Brent Stafford fought a trespassing charge in St. Peters municipal court Tuesday morning. The charge stems from an arrest after the St. Charles County Republican Caucus March 17. Stafford, a Ron Paul supporter, said the caucus was improperly shut down. Stafford said he was trying to legally reconvene the caucus on the Francis Howell North High School parking lot when he was arrested. St. Peters Police Community and Media Relations Officer Melissa Doss said four protesters were near the St. Peters Justice Center before and during Tuesday’s trial, and some were carrying Eugene …
Thursday, June 21, 2012
Brent Stafford was one of two arrested following the March 17 St. Charles County Republican caucus.
Brent Stafford pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to charge of trespassing at the first raucus St. Charles County caucus on March 17. Stafford, a prominent supporter of Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul was arrested by St. Peters Police after the caucus was disbanded. At the time of the arrest, St. Peters Police said two people—Stafford and Kenneth Suitter—were arrested for trespassing after receiving numerous warnings to leave the school property. Both subjects were transported to St. Peters Justice Center where they were booked for trespassing and released on a summons. Stafford, 45, from O'Fallon, told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch he did nothing wrong and and wanted the charges dropped. He said he should not have been arrested after …
Friday, March 23, 2012
The Missouri Republican Party announced a second St. Charles County Caucus at 7 p.m. April 10 at the St. Charles County Convention Center.
The Missouri Republican Party announced it is calling for a new St. Charles County Caucus “after an earlier attempt ended amidst controversy last Saturday.” The caucus will be at 7 p.m. April 10 at the St. Charles County Convention Center. That is 11 days before the Congressional District Conventions. The state convention is June 1-2 in Springfield. “Since Saturday, we have reviewed our options to determine the best way to move forward while ensuring that the voice of St Charles has been heard. We have concluded that the only proper remedy for this situation is to schedule a new St Charles County Caucus,” said David Cole, Chairman of the Missouri Republican Party, according to a news release. “I want to make it clear to the people of St. …
Monday, March 19, 2012
County Republican Central Committee members now are trying to reschedule a caucus to assign delegates for the April 21 Congressional District Convention.
Editor’s note: Part one of this article appeared on Patch.com Monday. The St. Charles County Republican Caucus was disrupted Saturday when the meeting closed with little or no business being acted upon. About 2,500 voters left the meeting at Francis Howell North High School on Saturday afraid they were in danger of being disenfranchised, with no delegates assigned for the Congressional District Conventions coming up April 21. No Video Rule The caucus got off to a rocky start when the temporary chairman Eugene Dokes, announced the rules, including a stipulation that no video recording would be allowed. That brought some angry shouting from the crowd, setting the tone for the rest of the meeting. Some participants ignored the no video rule…
Republican Committee organizers say they tried to be fair to all caucus participants by trying to see that delegates were apportioned to candidates according to participant numbers.
During Ron Paul’s March 10 visit to Lindenwood University, Brent Stafford got up and urged Paul supporters to attend the caucus and “make national news.” And they did. “Just not in the way we wanted to,” Stafford said Sunday. The St. Charles County Republican Caucus at Francis Howell North was shut down Saturday with no business conducted. Stafford and another caucus attender were arrested by St. Peters Police for trespassing after the caucus. Now, the “St. Patrick’s Day Massacre” has two sides of the county's GOP pointing fingers at the other. Stafford said that before the meeting, Ron Paul and Mitt Romney supporters had decided to support him (Stafford) for chairman. Pre-Caucus Planning “We talked to them and I told them I was intent on …
William Braudis
8:15 pm on Tuesday, April 16, 2013
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