A local Missouri prosecutor has been barred from entering her office over allegations of misconduct spanning several years.

Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway filed a quo warranto petition in July seeking the removal of elected Ray County Prosecuting Attorney Camille Johnston. Circuit Judge Daren Adkins issued a preliminary order temporarily barring Johnston from office pending litigation. Johnston, who has held the position since her 2014 election with subsequent reelections, including an unopposed run around 2022, faces allegations centering on undisclosed romantic relationships creating conflicts of interest, failure to recuse in affected cases, staff retaliation, and actions allegedly aiding a suspect’s evasion.

The most detailed allegations involve an illegal immigrant, Juan-David Gutierrez, who is charged with first-degree sodomy or attempted sodomy and second-degree sodomy stemming from an incident in 2019. This allegedly happened while Gutierrez and Johnston were reportedly in a romantic relationship, including living together. Law enforcement notified her that Gutierrez was a suspect in a Ray County sexual assault. Johnston then allegedly failed to notify the court of her conflict of interest, withheld his location from authorities,........

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