Missouri lawyer gets week in jail for cursing out judge

A Missouri lawyer was ordered to spend per week in jail for cursing out a choose throughout a listening to, in keeping with a report.

Eugene H. Fahrenkrog Jr., a medical malpractice attorney for Sumner Law Group in Clayton, was charged with legal contempt for his outburst Wednesday to St. Louis County Circuit Choose John Borbonus, whom he informed, “f–ok you,” the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported.

“Stated habits was willfully and deliberately dedicated, contemptuous, insolent and instantly tended to interrupt proceedings of this Court docket and to impair the respect due its authority,” a warrant issued by Borbonus read.

Fahrenkrog, an lawyer licensed in Missouri since 1971, was representing a plaintiff in a 2019 medical malpractice case in St. Louis County on the time, the newspaper reported.

It’s unclear precisely what preceded Fahrenkrog’s reported outburst, however a case docket confirmed an ongoing dispute relating to the manufacturing of proof by within the ongoing lawsuit.

“Choose John N. Borbonus hereby certifies that mentioned conduct was dedicated within the precise presence of this Court docket,” the choose’s order continued.

A receptionist at Fahrenkrog’s workplace informed The Put up he was “not in” Thursday afternoon. She then hung up when requested if she had further info to supply relating to Wednesday’s listening to.

Fahrenkrog, who was not in jail Wednesday, declined remark when reached by the Put up-Dispatch, the newspaper reported.

Fahrenkrog had not surrendered to authorities as of Thursday, a courtroom administrator informed The Put up. St. Louis County Police referred inquiries to courtroom officers.