Gardner is saying a series of missteps by her assistant prosecutors and possibly the jury trial supervisor led to her office not appearing at the trial.
St. Louis County police said Mario Hudgins barricaded himself in a sewer Wednesday afternoon after kidnapping a woman he said stole money from him the night before.
In March, Sen. Hawley demanded the passage of a bill that would clean up Jana Elementary School and conduct testing on Hazelwood School District property.