Overview
- Bus surveillance shows Maurice Fox boarding in Ferguson and telling his daughter to strike a 7-year-old, saying phrases including “do what I told you to do” and “I want her crying, again.”
- St. Louis County filed first-degree harassment, two fourth-degree assault counts, and school-bus trespass charges tied to the Oct. 9 incident.
- The warrant carries a reported $100,000 bond, and the prosecuting attorney said the allegations are preliminary and may be expanded after grand jury consideration.
- Police say Fox is not in custody and has avoided speaking with detectives; court records note prior convictions for armed robbery, aggravated battery and unlawful firearm possession.
- The school district condemned the conduct and said it is cooperating with police, and a legal-defense fundraiser created for Fox was taken down as GoFundMe cited its policy barring such campaigns for violent-crime charges.