Who is Anthony Ealy? Democrat Arrested Day After Re-election
Missouri Democrat Rep. Anthony Ealy was arrested on an assault charge and could face time in prison if found guilty.
Anthony Ealy, a Democrat representing Missouri House of Representatives, was arrested on a charge of assault on the day following his re-election, according to local media reports and records reviewed by Newsweek. Ealy, who secured his third term to the Missouri House on Tuesday, was subsequently taken into custody by the Jefferson City Police Department on a misdemeanor charge of fourth-degree assault and disturbance of the peace on Wednesday, as per records on the inmate portal for Cole County, according to a Newsweek report on Friday morning.
The assault charge carries a maximum penalty of one year in jail and a $2,000 fine, while the disturbing-the-peace charge could result in up to six months in jail and a $1,000 fine, as reported by the Kansas City Star. Chief of Staff for the House Minority Leader's Office, Marc Powers, announced on ABC17 that Ealy was removed from all committees in the spring to allow him to focus on personal matters, and there are no plans to restore his committee assignments for the upcoming session.
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