Bob McCarty Writes

Two and a half months after 39-year-old Kenneth Gladney (right) was beaten in St. Louis by SEIU thugs outside Bernard Middle School, charges have finally been filed against six individuals, according to an article in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

The charges come 15 days after I asked the question, Why No Charges in Kenneth Gladney Beating Case? and mentioned the fact that the police report had already shown up at BigGovernment.com.

Notable among those charged by St. Louis County Counselor Patricia Redington is Post-Dispatch reporter Jake Wagman.  Rather than being charged with assault, however, Wagman stands charged with failing to obey commands by police officers on the scene “to leave the site of an ongoing disturbance.”

Wagman is joined on the charge sheet by the following, according to the Post-Dispatch:

• Elston McCowan, 47, of St. Louis, and Perry Molens, 50, of De Soto, were each charged with assault and interfering with police;

• Javonne Spitz, 51, of O’Fallon, Mo., and Brian Matthews, 34, of Glendale, also were charged with interfering with an officer; and

• Cheryl Johner, 55, of Arnold, was charged with assault and destruction of property.

I found it interesting how — predictably, I might add — several of the individuals listed above are quoted in the newspaper article as saying they are innocent.

More to come.

Hat tip:  Gateway Pundit

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UPDATE 11/30/09 at 5:45 p.m. Central: Incredible as it may seem, St. Louis County Counselor Patricia Redington reduced the charges to ordinance violations, according to a report by local radio station KMOX-AM 1120.