A judge issued an arrest warrant Monday for perennial Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein after both Stein and her attorney failed to appear for a scheduled court hearing.
An order filed by St. Louis Judge Karma Johnson states that neither Stein nor her lawyer appeared Monday morning, First Alert 4 reported.
Stein, the Green Party’s recurring presidential standard-bearer, is charged with first-degree trespassing and fourth-degree assault.
Both charges are misdemeanors and arise from an April 27, 2024, anti-Israel protest at Washington University in St. Louis.
Court documents say the demonstration began in Forest Park before moving onto the university’s Danforth Campus. Protesters reportedly entered the area around Olin Library, erected tents and refused repeated orders to leave.
Police delivered a final warning at approximately 7:41 p.m., according to court records.
Rather than disperse, protesters allegedly locked arms and chanted “hold the line” as officers moved forward.
That is when authorities say the confrontation involving Stein turned physical.
According to the probable-cause allegations, Stein grabbed a bicycle being used by one officer.
A second officer was struck in the forearm by the bicycle, and Stein allegedly kicked him several times in the leg near his groin.
The officer was subsequently diagnosed with a strained forearm, a leg contusion and a groin injury. These remain allegations, and Stein has not been convicted.
Washington University said 100 people, including 23 students and four employees, were arrested after repeatedly refusing to leave.
The university also reported injuries to three officers, including a concussion, broken finger and groin injury, although those injuries were not all necessarily attributed to Stein.
Stein has previously disputed the police account. She claimed that an officer using a bicycle assaulted her and that police threw her onto her head during the arrest.
Prosecutors formally charged Stein in 2025. St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Melissa Price Smith said at the time that the charges concerned the available evidence, not the protesters’ political views or their constitutional rights, according to Spectrum News.
Stein later attempted to have the case dismissed by arguing that St. Louis County lacked jurisdiction because the alleged incident occurred on the city side of Washington University’s campus.
The sprawling campus straddles the city-county boundary, producing a dispute over precisely where the confrontation occurred.
But Monday’s no-show has now created a new problem for the self-described eco-socialist and three-time Green Party presidential nominee.
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