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Sudden retirement: St. Charles County’s top prosecutor leaves after decade of service
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ST. CHARLES COUNTY, Mo. – Tim Lohmar has retired; right in the middle of his current term. The top prosecutor in St. Charles County said Thursday would be his last day on the job. The sudden decision came via written statement, in which the county said it would not take questions.
Lohmar addressed the fact he’s stepping down in the middle of his elected term by saying the often “grueling” job is taking a toll on his family, and his own health and well-being.
Never shy from the camera, Lohmar has had high-profile prosecution successes, including a resolution to the decades-old Angie Housman cold case.
He’s also faced controversies, including a 2019 Missouri State Highway Patrol investigation into a harassment complaint from Judge Erin Burlison. Lohmar apologized for his conduct and the case was dropped.
Lohmar is currently fighting his driver’s license being suspended by the Missouri Department of Revenue following a June 2022 DUI arrest in the Lake of the Ozarks. He has not been charged criminally.
In a statement about his sudden decision, Lohmar wrote, in part: “Today, I am announcing that I am retiring from public office, and I am excited to say that I will be entering the private practice of law. St. Charles County will always be my home, and I look forward to continuing to be a part of serving this community in different ways.”
“The county has some big shoes to fill,” attorney Steve Fleddermann said.
Fleddermann, who has practiced law for four decades in the St. Charles County Courthouse, ranks Lohmar’s 10 years as prosecutor as the best.
“It really is and for us who practice in front of him, it’s a loss because Tim was fair to the defense counsel, while at the same time not losing sight of where his objective is to the public at large – for safety reasons and to the victims of crimes,” he said.
Lohmar served 12 years total at the St. Charles County Courthouse, spending two years as an elected judge before getting the job as prosecuting attorney.
Prosecutor Wesley Bell weighed in from across the river, saying, “Tim informed me of his pending decision several months ago, so this announcement does not come as a surprise to me. During my time as St. Louis County prosecutor, our offices have worked very well together under Tim’s leadership…Tim has been nothing but supportive to myself and our office, and I wish him nothing but the best.”
Right now, we’re told Jenny Bartlett is the acting St. Charles County prosecutor until the the county executive appoints a long-term replacement to finish out the current term.
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JEFFERSON COUNTY, Mo. – Two people are behind bars after a man reportedly attacked a Jefferson County deputy with a screwdriver during an attempted arrest over the weekend.
Prosecutors have charged Nicholas Davis, 47, and Amanda Davis, 45, of Dittmer, Missouri, with felonies in the investigation.
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The alleged attack followed a traffic stop of a driver in the 9500 block of Jones Creek Road on July 7, though the driver was not Nicholas or Amanda.
According to court documents obtained by FOX 2, Nicholas reportedly came out of his nearby home, yelled at a deputy and started approaching him while holding a screwdriver. The deputy initially ordered Nicholas to back away, then used pepper spray.
Per court documents, the deputy attempted to arrest Nicholas, who then struck him in the chest with the screwdriver. Amanda reportedly approached the deputy and pulled him away from Nicholas before both ran inside their home.
The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office says the situation prompted an hours-long standoff involving negotiators, a SWAT team and a K-9 deputy. The situation led to Nicholas refusing warnings and being bitten by a K-9.
Nicholas and Amanda are both jailed in the Jefferson County Jail without bond. Nicholas is charged with first-degree assault on a special victim and armed criminal action. Amanda is charged with resisting/interfering with arrest.
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ST. LOUIS — The new St. Louis schools superintendent will be officially sworn into office today. Dr. Keisha Scarlett took over the job in July after the retirement of Dr. Kelvin Adams. She was assistant superintendent in the Seattle Public School District. The installation ceremony is at 6:15 p.m. before the regular school board meeting.
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ST. LOUIS — A gasoline tanker truck crashed into a Metro transit center near Riverview and Hall Streets early Tuesday morning and knocked over a power pole. The pole is leaning on other power lines. Police have the area blocked off here because there is a downed power line. Ameren and Metro crews are also on the scene.
The incident happened around 12:30 a.m. It’s still unclear exactly what caused the crash, but we do that there was a second vehicle somehow involved. The airbags on that second vehicle did deploy.
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Police at the scene have not been able to give us a lot of details. Metro officials tell FOX 2 that the transit center here is operating this morning for passengers and buses. Access to certain areas will be limited here as clean up unfolds.
A Metro spokesperson says half of the station isn’t being used right now because of safety issues. It isn’t impacting overall bus operations, everything is just happening on the other side of transit center.
The extent of the damage to the actual transit center is still unclear, but I’m told it does not appear to be extreme. A Metro spokesperson tells me there were no injuries to any metro workers or passengers. The tanker driver also was not injured.
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