Pressure grows on circuit attorney to resign after Black teenager critically hurt in crash

Circuit Attorney Kimberly M. Gardner failed to prosecute a man now accused of hitting the Black, 17-year-old volleyball player, despite having violated the terms of his bond at least 50 times.

The St. Louis circuit attorney is under increasing pressure to resign after her inaction led to a Black teenager suffering critical injuries in a car accident.

Circuit Attorney Kimberly M. Gardner, first elected in 2016 on a promise of reforming the criminal justice system, failed to prosecute a robbery suspect now accused of hitting the 17-year-old volleyball player, despite his violating the terms of his bond at least 50 times before the car crash, according to today!

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