Judge Removes Prosecutor From McCloskey Gun Case Because She Used It to Raise Money

Armed homeowners Mark and Patricia McCloskey, stand in front their house along Portland Place to confront protesters marching to St. Louis Mayor Lyda Krewson's house in the Central West End of St. Louis, Mo., on June 28, 2020. Laurie Skrivan/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP

A judge in Missouri on Thursday ordered the removal of St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner from a high-profile gun case after she used it to fundraise.

Courts have held that a prosecutor should be disqualified if he or she has a personal interest in the outcome of the prosecution, Circuit Judge Thomas Clark II said in a 23-page order.