Story Published:
Oct 8, 2009 at 2:16 PM CDT
Story Updated:
Oct 8, 2009 at 2:16 PM CDT
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - Governor Jay Nixon has appointed a new
prosecutor for Dent County in south-central Missouri.
Brandi L. Baird replaces Jessica Sparks, who resigned earlier
this year after the attorney general's office sought to remove her
from office.
The attorney general's office argued Sparks failed to fulfill
her duties, misused the office by accusing police of misconduct and
was involved in domestic disturbances.
Baird's appointment was announced Thursday. She's a 36-year-old
graduate of the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law
and worked for the Missouri House speaker from 2000 to 2003.
