St. Louis County Executive Sam Page will not be going on trial later this month on campaign finance and stealing charges.
Prosecutors and defense attorneys told Greene County Circuit Judge Kati Greenwade on Monday that they would not be ready to start jury selection as scheduled on March 23. The next hearing in the case is now set for June, and a new start date for the trial is unknown.
Page was indicted last year on two felonies and two misdemeanors for allegedly spending public funds to campaign against a 2025 ballot measure that would have made it easier for the St. Louis County Council to fire department heads. Page pleaded not guilty and has said the flyer and mailer were educational…