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It does not currently publish a ClaimReview verdict on whether the underlying event or claim is true."},"sourceFactuality":{"note":"Factuality values describe published ratings of the outlets that covered the story. They are not a factuality verdict on this story or its claims."}},"story":{"id":"https://mediabias.news/politics/jill-stein-arrest-warrant-issued-and-dropped-after-missed-court-hearing-in-misso","slug":"jill-stein-arrest-warrant-issued-and-dropped-after-missed-court-hearing-in-misso","url":"https://mediabias.news/politics/jill-stein-arrest-warrant-issued-and-dropped-after-missed-court-hearing-in-misso","title":"Jill Stein arrest warrant issued and dropped after missed court hearing in Missouri","subtitle":"Green Party presidential candidate faced misdemeanour charges from 2024 protest at Washington University","excerpt":"A Missouri judge issued an arrest warrant for Jill Stein after she and her attorney failed to appear at a court hearing on 20 August 2026. The warrant was later dropped when her attorney appeared in court. Stein faces misdemeanour charges of trespassing and assault from an April 2024 protest at Washington University in St. Louis.","category":"Politics","area":"United States","publishedAt":"2026-08-18T18:46:31.835Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-08-18T16:04:47.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-18T21:00:22.209Z","readTime":"5 min read","scores":{"trust":78,"critic":65,"hype":35,"notes":{"trust":"Two full reports corroborate key facts; digests agree on central claim.","critic":"Quotes and right of reply present in full reports; dates and names given.","hype":"Headlines overstate urgency but body tempers it."}},"tags":["#USPolitics","#JillStein","#ProtestArrests","#CourtHearings","#GreenParty"],"entities":["Jill Stein","Washington University in St. Louis","St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Melissa Price Smith","Officer Moore","Judge Karma Johnson"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["A Missouri judge issued an arrest warrant for Jill Stein on 20 August 2026 after she and her attorney failed to appear at a scheduled court hearing.","The warrant was dropped later the same day when Stein’s attorney appeared in court and requested it be quashed.","Stein faces misdemeanour charges of first-degree trespassing and fourth-degree assault from a 2024 protest at Washington University in St. Louis.","The charges stem from an incident where Stein allegedly grabbed a police bicycle, which struck an officer, and then allegedly kicked the officer, causing injuries."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"A Missouri judge issued an arrest warrant for Jill Stein on 20 August 2026 after the three-time Green Party presidential candidate and her attorney failed to appear at a scheduled court hearing. The warrant was later dropped the same day when Stein’s attorney, Joseph Welch, appeared in court and requested it be quashed. The case stems from charges filed in March 2025 related to a protest at Washington University in St. Louis on 27 April 2024."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Stein faces two misdemeanour charges: first-degree trespassing and fourth-degree assault. The charges relate to an incident during the protest, where Stein allegedly grabbed a police bicycle, which then struck Officer Moore in the forearm. According to charging documents, Stein then allegedly kicked Moore multiple times in the right leg near his groin. Moore was later diagnosed with a forearm strain, a contusion on the back of his right leg, and a groin injury."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The protest, which began in Forest Park before moving to Washington University’s Danforth Campus, led to over 100 arrests. University officials stated that the demonstrators were warned they would be arrested for trespassing if they did not leave. Stein was among those detained, along with her campaign manager, Jason Call, and his deputy, Kelly Merrill-Caye."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the right-rated digests mentioned that the arrest warrant was dropped later the same day. 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