The rumors regarding the CAO mandatory office meeting were untrue — it wasn’t called by Kim Gardner to announce she was resigning. Instead Ms. Gardner delivered a “bunker speech” in an attempt to rally her troops. According to Ms. Gardner, attorneys who leave her office are “weak.”
Oh, and she announced that until further notice all plea agreements/deals must go through her. Just take a minute to consider the ramifications of that.
And either because he was motivated by Ms. Gardner’s unraveling or because he is “weak,” Assistant Circuit Attorney Richard King gave notice today. Richard was the prosecutor assigned to the treatment court and had a general felony caseload. He is going to hang up his shingle.