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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI
EASTERN DNISION

OCT.2 6 [2015

EA~T~f&J~TRICT COURT

Sr.'tJcrJT OF MO

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff! '

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, BLISS BARBER. 'WORRELL.

Defendant.

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INFO'R.MA"nON;
The United States Cbar~ that:

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011 or between July23.2014 t through July 24,2014, witbin the :\3astern District of

BLISS:aARBER WO.RR:&LL,
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while acting In her capacity as a prosecutor forthe St..Louis Circuit Attorney's Office~ and vlhUe
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knowing that
a felony oognizable
by a court ()f~e United St~te$,haa
oeoutre4~ f!illeli to notifY
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authoriti!7!S oflhe felony; and took'an affirmative step to conceal1he-felony, -Thatis~defen~t

BUss Barber Worrell knew that an officeI'with the St Louis Metro:politan Folice nep_artnl~n'
wbile acting under coloroflaw~ willfully {{eprlved an-arre~tee in his custody of his ConstitutjonaI
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right to be free -fromunreasomible force by physi~y assal,l1ting theartestee1- to include putting

hisfii'eann in tht:: ruTtl'stee's mouth; that the defenchmt well knew -that the arrestee had been !
assaulwd ~omenls after being ttan~potted to the police station, but contrary to bel' ol)UgatiOtl$ a~
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ptQsecutor~;fjled char~es including. Att~n~pted E~oape against the arrestee 'Without disc!os5n~

kn()wledgti1 t)fthe J;l~ault to her oQjl~aguesandsupervist>rs when maIdng ~he chargIng decision,
tmdthat the defendant then pI'eStmted thQ charges to ajudge without <Iisolos.ingknowleQge~nM

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assault, knowing that disclosing the assault could affect. said detel1i1ination. The defendant
filnhel' allowed the charges to stand 9Elspite later learning that tm:; facts that made out the
Attempted Esc~p~ .cbarge were fabricated to covel' for injuries the arrestee sU$tained during the
assault.
In violation ()fTil1e 18, United States Code~ Section 4.

RC$pectfully submitt.ed.
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C:~SON
United States Attorney
Western. District ofWsspurl

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FAR;\GOLD

Trial Att<>nley

Civil Rights Division, Crllllinal Section:

u.s. Departme~t ofJuStice

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

EASTERN DIVISION
.EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI

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I, Fara Gold, Trial Attorney for the U.S. Department of Justice, being duly sworn, do say
that the foregoing infonnation is true as I verily believe.

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FARAGOLD
Trial Attorney
Civil Rights Division, Criminal Section
U.S. DepartmentofJustice
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 22nd day of October 2015.