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A special prosecutor is now reviewing the criminal investigation of Columbia city councilman Ian Thomas.
ABC 17 reports Boone County Prosecutor Dan Knight decided to back away, citing a close relationship with city police and Thomas’s in-laws.
Thomas has apologized and reported himself to the Missouri Ethics Commission for some dealings with a developer late last year. He promised to vote for the Oakland Crossings plan, if the developer gave money to Columbia Community Land Trust for affordable housing.
Cole Countys prosecutor Locke Thompson is now looking at the investigation.
