KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) – Jackson County will have a new prosecutor in the new year. Melesa Johnson defeated Tracy Chappell in the race to succeed Jean Peters Baker as the top prosecutor in Jackson County.
Johnson’s first term comes at a time when violent and property crimes are at all-time highs, especially in Kansas City.
“Right now, it feels like small businesses are under attack,” said Chris Riggins, the owner of Brewer’s Kitchen and Corner, which was broken into earlier this year. “Why do people feel so comfortable doing this in our city?”
That’s a question many Kansas City small businesses want answered – after a barrage of break-ins at popular spots across the city. Businesses now look to Johnson for answers.
“We are having money stolen from us, property damage that is making it where small businesses like mine are having to make tough decisions as in, ‘Which bills should I be paying right …