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Arrest Warrant Issued For Jill Stein After Court No-Show
0 Share Newsweek is a Trust Project member See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. An arrest warrant has been issued for the Green Party's former presidential candidate Dr. Jill Stein following a failed court appearance related to a 2024 assault charge.
The case had a hearing on Monday at 9 a.m. Neither Stein nor her attorney attended, though prosecutors were in attendance.
St. Louis Judge Karma Johnson said of Stein’s absence, “There will be a failure to appear warrant for Ms. Stein,” per St. Louis Magazine.
The charges stem from a protest at Washington University in April of 2024, over the war in Gaza. Over 100 arrests were made when police broke up the protest, but only two charges were made–Stein and one other individual.
Stein was charged in March 2025 and faced misdemeanors for assault and trespass.
Newsweek has contacted Stein via emails associated with her campaign outside of standard business hours. Attempts to contact her attorney have been unsuccessful.
According to a report from the outlet Spectrum News from March of 2025, when charges were filed, the protest began in the area of Forest Park and then moved to the Washington University campus.
Protestors were told to leave by the associate vice chancellor, Dean Rob Wild, who cited a violation of campus activities. A final warning was issued before police officers approached.
A police officer, named Conroy, approached Stein on a bicycle, which she allegedly grabbed.
A police officer named Moore then intervened, and the bike allegedly injured his forearm. Stein allegedly kicked Moore, and he was later found to have a strained forearm and injuries to his leg and groin.
A statement from Washington University about the protest issued at the time said that a “large group” had entered the campus “with the intention of causing a significant disruption to the university.”
The statement noted that students and employees of the university were present “as well as many individuals not affiliated with the university.”
“We are firmly committed to free expression and allow ample opportunity for voices to be heard on our campus. However, we expect everyone to respect our policies and we will take swift action to enforce them to their fullest extent,” the statement read.
When the charges were first filed in 2025, the St. Louis Prosecuting Attorney Melissa Price Smith said, “ I want to make it clear that these misdemeanor criminal charges are not a statement about the freedoms of speech or assembly, which we honor and uphold as part of our Constitution.”
“They are not a statement about the subject of the protest, which was the situation in Gaza,” Smith added.
Stein is an environmental activist and politician who was the Green Party’s nominee for president in 2012, 2016 and 2024.
She is a prominent figure in third-party politics and has regularly argued that the Democratic and Republican parties do not adequately address issues including climate change.
In the 2024 election, it was suggested that Stein and the Green party siphoned votes which likely would have gone to Democratic nominee Kamala Harris in key swing states, including Michigan and Wisconsin. Both of those states are home to large Muslim populations, many of whom supported Stein over Harris, in opposition to the Biden administration’s stance on Israel's war in Gaza.
Stein remains politically active and regularly posts on social media. On August 16, she wrote, “Don't surrender to the sheepdogs trying to stuff you back into the Democratic Party. America is sick of oligarchy, endless war, genocide & the duopoly enabling it all. Demand ranked choice voting, proportional rep, publicly funded elections, & parties not funded by billionaires!”
She has not publicly addressed the arrest warrant as of reporting on Tuesday morning.
Contact Newsweek editor on this story: Edward Pearcey.
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