Former Stratman Staffer Seeks Protection Order Against Nieves
Shawn Bell and Brian Nieves, in happier timesA court date has been set for Thursday morning in Cole County Court in Jefferson City on a protection order being sought against state Rep. Brian Nieves, R-Washington, Mo... The order is being sought by Shawn Bell, who had been the campaign manager for one of Nieves' rivals, former Washington, Mo. mayor Richard Stratman. Bell has filed a complaint with the Washington, Mo. police department alleging that Nieves threatened him with a gun during a contentious meeting in Nieves's office last Wednesday, the day after the primary...
According to Bell's complaint, Nieves was angry, grabbed Bell and shouted obscenities. At one point, Bell's complaint alleges that Nieves displayed a gun and threatened to kill Bell. Nieves ordered Bell to take off his shirt, in part so Nieves could see if Bell was wired with a hidden tape recorder, the complaint says. Bell also was ordered to lie on the floor and feared he was going to be killed, the complaint says.
Image credit: @ShawnMBell and Guy Midkiff
