Alderwoman heard on calls with jailed former mayor resigns, city confirms

RIVERVIEW, Mo. (First Alert 4) – A Riverview alderwoman heard on hours of jail calls with the city’s former mayor has resigned, the city confirmed.

Riverview, a small North County city with around 2,000 residents, has been in turmoil since the January arrest of its now-former mayor, Michael Cornell Jr. Cornell is accused of multiple sex crimes, with some of the alleged victims being minors.

Judy Jones, an alderwoman for the city’s first ward, resigned sometime after First Alert 4 Investigates published a story detailing hours of conversations she and other members of Riverview City Hall had with the jailed mayor…

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