# Missouri GOP House Candidate Charged in Cocaine-Planting Plot Against Primary Rival

Missouri House candidate Thomas Ross charged in plot to plant cocaine on primary rival Louise Secker.

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Investigators accused Ross of directing his former campaign manager to put cocaine and a prescription amphetamine pill among Secker's belongings, according to a probable cause statement. [^1]

Thomas Ross, a 37-year-old Republican candidate for Missouri's House District 161, was charged with conspiring to distribute a controlled substance in connection with an alleged plot to plant drugs on primary rival Louise Secker on the Wednesday following the Aug. 4 primary. [^2]

Prosecutors accuse Ross of asking a campaign manager to plant a small amount of cocaine and a prescription amphetamine pill on his Republican primary opponent, Louise Secker, in the weeks leading up to the Aug. 4 primary. [^3]

Thomas Ross, a 37-year-old candidate for the Missouri House, appeared in court on federal charges of conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance. [^4]

Missouri Republican Party Chairman Peter Kinder called for Ross to step aside, describing the matter as 'serious and deeply troubling.' [^5]

Law enforcement tests confirmed the substances in the glove were cocaine and Adderall. [^6]

Ross sent text messages to his campaign staffer regarding the substance, stating he hoped to make it happen before Secker attended a Republican women's meeting to give her 'extreme egg on the face.' [^7]

## What this stands on

1. Investigators accused Ross of directing his former campaign manager to put cocaine and a prescription amphetamine pill among Secker's belongings, according to a probable cause statement. (ZeroHedge, News)
2. Thomas Ross, a 37-year-old Republican candidate for Missouri's House District 161, was charged with conspiring to distribute a controlled substance in connection with an alleged plot to plant drugs on primary rival Louise Secker on the Wednesday following the Aug. 4 primary. (ZeroHedge, News)
3. Prosecutors accuse Ross of asking a campaign manager to plant a small amount of cocaine and a prescription amphetamine pill on his Republican primary opponent, Louise Secker, in the weeks leading up to the Aug. 4 primary. (WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando, News)
4. Thomas Ross, a 37-year-old candidate for the Missouri House, appeared in court on federal charges of conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance. (WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando, News)
5. Missouri Republican Party Chairman Peter Kinder called for Ross to step aside, describing the matter as 'serious and deeply troubling.' (ZeroHedge, News)
6. Law enforcement tests confirmed the substances in the glove were cocaine and Adderall. (WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando, News)
7. Ross sent text messages to his campaign staffer regarding the substance, stating he hoped to make it happen before Secker attended a Republican women's meeting to give her 'extreme egg on the face.' (WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando, News)

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