Multiple news outlets in Missouri are reporting that current State Representative Brian Nieves, R-Washington, MO, who recently was victorious in the Republican primary race for the 26th District state Senate seat, is being investigated for terrorizing a rival's aide, Shawn Bell, the day after the election.
The 26th District includes part of St Louis and Franklin counties.
From the St Louis Post-Dispatch's website:
Shawn Bell, a young political operative hired to run the campaign of Nieves' Republican challenger, has filed a complaint with Washington, Mo., police, alleging that during a visit to Nieves' campaign office last Wednesday, he was head-butted, threatened with a gun and forced to apologize for campaign tactics.