Candidate Charged After Election Win | Jefferson City News

A 37-year-old political candidate, Thomas Christopher Ross, just won his Republican primary—by a razor-thin 33 votes—but now faces federal charges for allegedly plotting to plant drugs on his opponent. According to court docs, Ross handed his former campaign manager a bag of cocaine and Adderall in a glove, instructing them to stage the crime while he was out of town. The Missouri GOP chair has already called for him to drop out. This is one wild race with a wilder twist. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/b2d159bdffe933b0