Special prosecutor to investigate claim Missouri judge lied

ST. LOUIS, Mo  (AP) - A special prosecutor has been appointed to investigate whether a Missouri judge lied on an affidavit he filed in a long-running feud with an elected official he suspended from office.

A probable cause statement shows the investigation of Circuit Judge Patrick Flynn in Lincoln County stems from an August 2020 affidavit he filed as part of a lawsuit against him brought by Circuit Clerk Karla Allsberry,

Documents obtained by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch show Jefferson County Prosecuting Attorney Trisha Stefanski was appointed to investigate the misdemeanor allegation of filing a false affidavit.