Three HCAN Volunteers Charged With Assault Outside Carnahan Townhall

That's the correct title.  There was no violence breaking out - there was no scuffle. Two SEIU staff members and an OFA volunteer attacked two people outside Russ Carnahan's Townhall on Aging the day after HCAN President Margarida Jorge authored a document on how to counteract the Tea Party protests.

Here's the subtitle:

Dozens Of Witnesses In Gladney And Owens Cases Found To Be Credible

In addition to the foolishness of those leftwing bloggers who claimed a lack of charges proved Gladney to be a liar, we will now hear that charges aren't convictions.  Don't worry - there will be convictions.

I'm glad to see that charges have finally been filed in the Kenneth Gladney and Kelly Owens assault cases.

It's been disgusting that Patricia Redington's office sat on this case, considering that prior to this week, her office was reporting that no lawyer had been assigned to the case.  One wonders if it was the KMOX report by Kevin Killeen or the pressure from new media that made it happen.  

Redington's office has been a whirlwind of false hopes.  They've suggested the cases would be prosecuted separately, then together, then that they were under investigation.  She wrote emails to citizens claiming multiple witnesses were interviewed, and in the Post Dispatch report we see this:

"Ordinance violation charges are usually filed within four to six weeks of an incident, Reddington said, but this case involved interviews with dozens of witnesses and review of many videos posted on the Internet."

That quote is going to be a mistake.  If dozens of witnesses were interviewed, then they were all HCAN supporters, because there wasn't a single Tea Party member called in the last three months.  Redington's office didn't meet with Kelly Owens, who called repeatedly, and they didn't meet with Kenneth Gladney, standing him up yesterday.  They didn't meet with Harris Himes, or any of the people who shot the video and had better resolution than what you can find on YouTube.  Dozens of witnesses is quite the statement.  That means at least 24.  Where did they find them?  It will be interesting to see whether any of that was documented.  I'd hate to find out she lied to the Post Dispatch.  Maybe someone should follow up?

So charges have been filed.  As good as it is that people like Adam Shriver and Media Matters have been proven feckless fools once again, the case is not yet ruled on.  The charges were filed the day before Thanksgiving, to bury them in holiday stories.  They were filed as minor charges, which is interesting considering that we don't know if Redington has the medical report for Gladney, which would have elevated the charges to a felony. Do you think they talked to the physicians at the hospital who looked at Gladney's injuries?  Did they speak to Gladney's family to ascertain the bruising over his back, chest, and abdomen from being kicked?  Did they speak to the two people who shot the original video? 

Just who were those witnesses?  We're not waiting until January 21 to find out, Ms. Redington.

fun factoid: We know that Molens and McCowan were at one point represented by Paul D'Agrosa and their legal bills paid by SEIU.  Is that no longer the case?

The Post Dispatch's story contains more mistakes, including where they misidentify Gladney as a Tea Party protestor and give lots of ink to Molens and Spitz claiming their innocence and whining about it being a holiday.

I'll have some interesting pieces to dissect on this next week. Don't think for a second this is the full story.  And it's not going away.

Gateway Pundit and Dana Loesch also write on the story.

Be assured that those of us following this case will not be turned away.  As good

Comments

[Timothy]

"If dozens of witnesses were interviewed, then they were all HCAN supporters,"

Might be interesting to subpeona those 24 plus interview reports.

[Steve]

Thank you for posting this!!!!!!

Common Cents
http://www.commoncts.blogspot.com

ps. Link Exchange?

[CHUCKtheFED]

I would like to see phone records for the 48 hours prior, between OFA offices, organizers, Johner, McCowen, Molens, (and Don Fitz). Can Nancy Cross be far behind?
There was a letter sent to the State's Attorney's office, shortly after this event asking for just such an investigation. It went unanswered.

[Josh in KC]

SEIU and Obama hand in hand

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GhEv3kjhwc

[film izle]

I would like to see phone records for the 48 hours prior, between OFA offices, organizers, Johner, McCowen, Molens, (and Don Fitz). Can Nancy Cross be far behind?
There was a letter sent to the State's Attorney's office, shortly after this event asking for just such an investigation. It went unanswered.