Editing St. George, Missouri (section)

==Police misconduct==

===Suspension and firing of Sgt. James Kuehnlein===

On September 7, 2007, Brett Darrow, a [[St. Louis, Missouri|St. Louis City]] resident, created an Internet sensation after posting an online video<ref name=googlevideo>[http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2715792117793977759& Google Video - Cop Gone Wild]</ref> of an encounter with St. George police Sgt. James Kuehnlein. In the video, Kuehnlein approaches Darrow while he waits in a parked car in a commuter parking lot. When Darrow asks Kuehnlein whether he did anything wrong, the officer orders Darrow out of the car and threatens to fabricate charges and arrest him.

Darrow told the news media that he pulled into the commuter lot to meet a friend. When the officer asked him for identification, Darrow said he did not immediately present it because he believed the officer stopped him without probable cause. After the video gained popularity on the Internet, Kuehnlein was suspended without pay. In response, St. George Police Chief Scott Uhrig said, "I was very displeased when I saw the actions on the video."<ref name=kcchannel>[http://www.thekansascitychannel.com/news/14094428/detail.html Officer Suspended After Exchange On Video]  {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070915225302/http://www.thekansascitychannel.com/news/14094428/detail.html |date=September 15, 2007 }}</ref>

The press later revealed that Sgt. Kuehnlein had been previously arrested for assault and theft, and in late September, he was fired by the city's Board of Aldermen in a 5–0 vote.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/st-george-fires-police-officer-over-incident-with-motorist/article_1a2cd440-0af8-11e1-89c9-0019bb30f31a.html |title=St. George fires police officer over incident with motorist |last=Bell |first=Kim |last2=Jonsson|first2=Greg| date=September 21, 2007 |access-date=December 6, 2017 }}</ref>

In 2013, Kuehnlein was fired from the police department in [[Velda City, Missouri]] after a conviction for domestic violence. He was given a five-year suspended sentence, despite his prior criminal record.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.riverfronttimes.com/newsblog/2013/06/17/james-kuehnlein-cop-fired-for-controversial-recording-gets-probation-for-domestic-assault |title=James Kuehnlein: Cop Fired For Controversial Recording Gets Probation For Domestic Assault |last=Levin |first=Sam |date=June 17, 2013 |access-date= October 18, 2017|quote=Yesterday, St. Louis Circuit Court Judge Robin R. Vannoy handed down a five year suspended execution of sentence and three years of probation. An SES means that the defendant is placed on probation but his record shows he has been convicted of a felony.}}</ref>

===Sexual harassment allegations===

In 2000, St. George Police Chief Scott Uhrig, while serving as an [[Arnold, Missouri]] patrol officer, was accused of sexually harassing a 17-year-old girl during a traffic stop. The State Administrative Hearing Commission found that Scott Uhrig called the teenager "beautiful, hot and tempting". Uhrig also allegedly asked the teen to come to his car for sex. Although Uhrig maintained his innocence, the Commission believed Uhrig acted illegally. They said his unwarranted sexual advances showed he could not enforce the law and were cause for discipline. Uhrig was suspended without pay and put on probation. Several years later, he took the helm at the St. George Police Department.<ref>[http://www.ksdk.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=129371&provider=top New Questions Surrounding St. George Police Department]</ref>

In December 2009, former Police Chief Scott Uhrig was arrested for sexual misconduct with a child under 15. Although the St. George Police Department was disbanded in late 2008, these charges allege that the crimes took place while Uhrig was chief of the department.<ref name=ksdk>[http://www.ksdk.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=192199&catid=3 Former police chief arrested on child sex charges]</ref> He was ultimately found not guilty.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/ex-police-chief-of-st-george-found-not-guilty-of/article_2dd04530-a8cf-11e0-9307-0019bb30f31a.html| title = Ex police chief of St. George found not guilty of sexually assaulting teen {{!}} Law and order {{!}} stltoday.com}}</ref>

===Speed Trap Designation===

From the early 1980s to {{circa|2011}}, St. George was known as a [[Speed limit enforcement|speed trap]], though the speed trap itself was never able to provide sufficient revenue to pay the city's debts, as reported in May 2022 by [[Reason (magazine)|Reason magazine]], "...the town was deep in debt even before the speed trap ended—St. George voted 345–128 in favor of dissolution in November 2011."<ref name="11 Insanely Corrupt Speed-Trap Towns – Reason magazine">{{cite web |last1=CIARAMELLA |first1=C.J. |title=11 Insanely Corrupt Speed-Trap Towns |url=https://reason.com/2022/05/08/11-insanely-corrupt-speed-trap-towns/ |website=reason.com |publisher=Reason |access-date=10 May 2022}}</ref>