Kenneth Gladney Files Civil Suit Against SEIU Members Acquitted in Criminal Trial - St. Louis News - Daily RFT

Kenneth Gladney Files Civil Suit Against SEIU Members Acquitted in Criminal Trial - St. Louis News - Daily RFT


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: ​Quick: What do the Kenneth Gladney and O.J. Simspon sagas have in common?

1. It seems they won't EVER go away.
2. They both hinge on a civil suit after acquittals during criminal trials.

Yes, last month prosecutors failed to get a jury to convict two members of the SEIU union accused of beating up Kenneth Gladney, a vendor of Tea Party memorabilia, at a town hall meeting in 2009. But Gladney isn't giving up.

In a civil suit filed Friday in St. Louis County Circuit Court, Gladney blames SEIU members Elston McCowan and Perry Molens for injuries to his head, neck, shoulders, arms, face and back, in addition to mental anguish. He is seeking at least $50,000 in damages and also names as a defendant the president of the Service Employees International Union.

According to Gladney, the union "ordered, encouraged, and arranged McCowan and Molens to appear ... to harass, abuse and beat those individuals who held political views."

Gladney's attorney, Matthew Hearnes, believes it will be easier to win a judgment in civil court. And, hey, it worked for the family of Nicole Brown. Still, we think Hearnes has his work cut out for him.

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looks like guy trying to get something for nothing. no medical records? how very nice. hope they do not pick me for court for such a suit