KMBC reported Rep. Anthony Ealy was charged with fourth-degree assault and peace disturbance after he was reelected.

Fourth-degree assault, on KMBC, and fourth-degree domestic assault, on the Kansas City Star, are not the same charge. Peace disturbance, disturbing the peace, and disturbance of the peace are not the same label. A class C misdemeanor and a one-year maximum are not the same penalty line. Held without bond, on ABC 17 News, is not printed on the other pages. Formally charged, and not yet on the public court site, are both in this account. The person who called police is not named.

KMBC, by Nick Sloan, updated at 6:40 p.m. CST on Nov. 5, 2026, reported a Missouri state lawmaker was arrested on suspicion of assault and disturbing the peace one day after winning reelection. It reported State Rep. Anthony Ealy, who represents Grandview, was taken into custody Wednesday in Jefferson City after police said he threatened someone outside a business. It reported Jefferson City police said officers responded to the 600 block of East Capitol Avenue late Wednesday morning following reports of a disturbance, that several witnesses told police Ealy was yelling outside the business and allegedly threatening to harm someone, and that he was booked into the Cole County Jail. It reported that on Thursday he was formally charged with fourth-degree assault and peace disturbance. On suspicion of assault and disturbing the peace, in the lede, and fourth-degree assault and peace disturbance, in the charging sentence, are not the same charge line, and they are on the same page. Late Wednesday morning is not a clock. KMBC does not print an age, a district number, a percentage of the vote, a bond, or a gun. It reported he has represented the Grandview area in the Missouri House since 2022.

ABC 17 News, by Olivia Hayes, published November 5, 2026, at 3:27 p.m., with no zone on that clock, and datelined Jefferson City, Mo., with the station line KMIZ, reported Cole County Prosecutor Locke Thompson confirmed Thursday that his office filed charges against a Kansas City-area lawmaker for assault and disturbing the peace. It reported Democratic state Rep. Anthony Ealy represents District 36, covering part of Jackson County, that he was elected in 2022, and that he was reelected in Tuesday's midterm with 68% of the vote. It reported he appeared on the Cole County Jail roster Thursday and is being held without bond, and that a class B misdemeanor of disturbing the peace and a class C misdemeanor for fourth-degree assault were filed Thursday. Disturbing the peace, on ABC 17 News, and peace disturbance, on KMBC, are not the same label. A class and a bond are on ABC 17 News. They are not on KMBC. It reported a Jefferson City Police Department news release said that around 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, officers responded to the 600 block of East Capitol Avenue after reports of a disturbance involving threats, and that multiple witnesses allegedly told police Ealy had been yelling and causing a disturbance outside a nearby business. Around 11:30 a.m., and late Wednesday morning, are not the same clock. It reported the probable cause statement says "a family was making arrangements for a deceased family member." It reported Ealy allegedly threatened to kill the victim and claimed he had a gun, and that court documents say he lunged toward the victim and repeatedly stated, "I'm gonna kill you. Call the police, I'm gonna kill you." Threatened to kill, and threatening to harm someone, are not the same allegation. It reported the victim, who wishes to remain anonymous due to fear of retaliation, urged Ealy to step down, said the threatening behavior was not that of a state representative, and recounted previous incidents in weeks prior where Ealy was in the area yelling and acting erratically. It reported 32-year-old Ealy was found nearby at his Capitol Avenue residence and was arrested, and that he allegedly denied making threats or saying he had a gun. The denial is on ABC 17 News. It is not on KMBC. Thompson said Ealy should face a judge Friday, but no formal documents or court dates have appeared on Casenet. Filed Thursday, and no formal documents on Casenet, are both on that page.

The Kansas City Star, by Jack Harvel, originally published November 5, 2026, at 11:17 a.m. and updated at 2:00 p.m., with no zone on either clock, reported Rep. Anthony Ealy, who won his third term to the Missouri House on Tuesday, was arrested by the Jefferson City Police Department on an assault charge. The headline says he faces a domestic assault charge. Assault, in the lede, and domestic assault, in the headline, are not the same charge line, and they are on the same page. It reported Cole County's inmate portal said he was arrested at 11:57 a.m. on Wednesday on a misdemeanor charge of fourth-degree domestic assault and disturbance of the peace. Fourth-degree domestic assault, on the Star, and fourth-degree assault, on KMBC and ABC 17 News, are not the same charge. Disturbance of the peace, on the Star, is not the label on KMBC or ABC 17 News. It reported the assault charge carries a maximum penalty of one year in jail and a $2,000 fine, and that the disturbing-the-peace charge carries a maximum of six months in jail and a $1,000 fine. A one-year maximum, on the Star, and a class C misdemeanor, on ABC 17 News, are not the same class line. It reported Missouri court records did not show that prosecutors had charged Ealy as of Thursday morning. As of Thursday morning, on a story updated at 2:00 p.m., is not the same status as Thompson's confirmation at 3:27 p.m. that charges were filed, and it is not the same status as no documents on Casenet. It reported the 32-year-old Democrat, who represents Grandview, remained in Cole County Jail on Thursday morning, that a call to his cellphone went straight to voicemail, and that he did not respond to a text message Thursday morning. It reported an arrest report says police were dispatched at 11:30 a.m. to an apartment building in downtown Jefferson City after a report that a man was having "some sort of panic attack or mental health crisis," and that the report says Ealy "said something about a gun" and threatened to kill the person who called the police. An apartment building, and a business on the 600 block of East Capitol Avenue, are not the same place line. Dispatched at 11:30 a.m., around 11:30 a.m., and arrested at 11:57 a.m. are not the same clock. "Said something about a gun," and claimed he had a gun, are not the same sentence. The Star does not print the "I'm gonna kill you" quotation, a lunge, a denial, or without bond. It reported he defeated one-term incumbent Annette Turnbaugh in 2022, that he is a lawyer, and that he won Tuesday with 68% of the vote, defeating Republican challenger Dave Thomas. Dave Thomas is on the Star. He is not named on ABC 17 News. Third term, on the Star, and elected in 2022 and reelected Tuesday, on ABC 17 News, are not the same term count on the page. KRCG, by Jennifer Weiser, published Thursday, November 5, 2026, at 4:30 p.m. and updated at 4:47 p.m., with no zone on either clock, reported Rep. Anthony Ealy, Jr., 32, was arrested for assault in the fourth degree and peace disturbance. The photo caption on that page prints PeaceDisturbance as one word. Peace disturbance, and PeaceDisturbance, are not the same spelling. Jr. is on KRCG. It is not on KMBC, ABC 17 News, or the Star, and it is not on the booking slate. It reported Jefferson City police were called to the 600 block of East Capitol Avenue on Wednesday, Nov. 4, at 11:29 a.m. 11:29 a.m., and around 11:30 a.m., and dispatched at 11:30 a.m., are not the same clock. It reported more than one person told police a man had been outside a business, yelling and making threats, and that witnesses said he was threatening violence and making comments about having a weapon. Threatening violence, and threatened to kill, are not the same allegation. Comments about having a weapon, claimed he had a gun, and said something about a gun, are not the same sentence. It reported officers arrested him at his nearby home. A nearby home, a Capitol Avenue residence, and an apartment building, are not the same place line. It reported a Jefferson City Police Department press release said formal charges had been filed, but they did not appear in online court records. A press release that says charges were filed, and online court records that do not show them, are both on KRCG. It reported he was being held in the Cole County Jail, and that on Tuesday he won reelection to the 36th District with 68% of the vote. District 36, and the 36th District, are the same district in different words. KRCG does not print a bond.

FOX4, by Delaney Eyermann and Malik Jackson, in the page retrieved Nov. 5, 2026, does not print a published clock. It reported Missouri State Representative Anthony Ealy, Jr., was arrested on Wednesday after being reelected. It reported that, according to the incident report, just before 11:30 a.m., police were called to an apartment in Jefferson City after it was reported that Ealy had trespassed and threatened a woman and her husband. Trespass is on FOX4. It is not on KMBC, ABC 17 News, KRCG, or the Star. A woman and her husband, the victim, and the person who called the police, are not identified as the same people on these pages. The pages do not name them. It reported the incident report says Ealy threatened the woman's husband, saying something about a gun and then telling him, "I'm going to kill you." "I'm going to kill you," on FOX4, and "I'm gonna kill you. Call the police, I'm gonna kill you," on ABC 17 News, are not the same quotation. It reported the Jefferson City Police Department said multiple witnesses reported a man yelling and causing a scene outside a nearby business, and that the incident report says Ealy appeared to be having a panic attack and mental health crisis. Appeared to be having a panic attack and mental health crisis, and "some sort of panic attack or mental health crisis," are not the same sentence. It reported the incident report notes he had allegedly done the same thing the night before, and that the woman's husband plans to press charges. The night before is on FOX4. It is not on the other pages in this account. It reported the Cole County Sheriff's Department recommended he be charged with fourth-degree assault and disturbing the peace, and that on Thursday he was formally charged with those crimes. Recommended by the sheriff's department, and filed by Prosecutor Locke Thompson, are not the same charging sentence. It reported he is a Democrat representing Jackson County's District 36, a licensed attorney, and the managing partner of Ealy Law, Notary & Consulting, LLC. Ealy Law, Notary & Consulting, LLC is on FOX4. A lawyer, on the Star, is not that firm name. It reported the 32-year-old was first elected in 2022, and that Ealy is the first Black representative for Grandview and the youngest representative for the district as a whole, according to the state's website. That sentence is FOX4's attribution to the state's website. The other pages in this account do not print it. It reported he was reelected Tuesday, with 68% of voters choosing to reelect him. Of voters choosing to reelect him, and of the vote, are not the same phrase. It reported that, according to the chief of staff for House Democratic minority leader Ashley Aune, Ealy was removed from all committee assignments last spring so he could focus on personal matters he was addressing, that there were no plans to reinstate his committee assignments for the 2027 legislative session, and that House Democratic leadership asked him to consider allowing someone else to run for the seat before he announced his reelection bid, and he chose to run again. FOX4 does not print the chief of staff's name. ABC 17 News reported Marc Powers, chief of staff for the House Minority Leader's Office, said, "Leadership removed Rep. Ealy from all committees in the spring so he could better focus on personal issues," and, "There are no plans to restore his committee assignments for the upcoming session." KRCG reported Powers said, "Rep. Ealy was removed from committees this spring so he could address his personal issues. There are no plans to restore his committee assignments for the upcoming session." The Star reported Powers, whom it also calls chief of staff and communications director for the Missouri House Democrats, said, "(House Minority Leader) Ashley (Aune) removed him from all his committees back in the spring so he could address some personal issues. There are no plans to restore him to the committees in the upcoming session." Better focus on personal issues, address his personal issues, address some personal issues, and focus on personal matters he was addressing, are not the same quotation. The 2027 session, and the request that someone else run, are on FOX4. They are not in the Powers quotations on ABC 17 News, KRCG, or the Star. FOX4 reported it spoke with a witness who said Ealy disrupted a funeral service, and it quoted that witness, "It was definitely a scene; it was pretty chaotic." Funeral service is the witness's word on FOX4. The probable-cause sentence on ABC 17 News does not use the word funeral. The witness is not named. FOX4 reported that as of 7 p.m., with no zone on that clock, Ealy remains in custody at the Cole County Jail, and that FOX4 had not received a response from his office. As of 7 p.m., and held without bond, are not the same custody line. A charge is not a conviction. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.