"Bar Owner Arrested After Police Crash, Charges Reduced"

The St. Louis Circuit Attorney's Office has reduced the charges against Chad Morris, co-owner of Bar:PM, to fourth-degree assault and resisting arrest, dropping the previous felony charge of third-degree assault. Morris was arrested after a police car crashed into the bar, and conflicting accounts have emerged regarding the events leading up to the collision. Morris and another bar worker were inside the bar at the time of the crash. Morris' attorney is calling for the release of bodycam footage, alleging that the police were the aggressors. The incident has raised questions about the police department's handling of the crash involving fellow officers, with calls for an outside agency to investigate.