(AP) — A Johnson County jury has found that a suburban Kansas City councilman engaged in misconduct when he let a homeless friend
sleep at City Hall last year.
A jury ruled Wednesday after a three-day civil trial that Prairie Village Councilman David Morrison also willfully neglected to perform his council duties. But jurors determined that he didn’t violate state laws against official misconduct, trespassing and theft to a degree that reached “moral turpitude.”
A district judge can consider the findings in deciding whether Morrison should remain on the city council. A decision is expected soon.
Morrison has conceded that he showed poor judgment. His attorney, Tom Bath, says the matter is in the judge’s hands and that any other comment would be inappropriate.