Missouri House candidate charged in plot to plant drugs on Republican primary opponent

A Republican legislative candidate in Joplin plotted to plant cocaine and Adderall on his primary opponent in an effort to derail her campaign, federal prosecutors allege. Thomas Ross, who won the Republican nomination for Missouri’s 161st House District by only… Thomas Ross allegedly asked his former campaign manager to place cocaine and Adderall in Louise Secker’s purse or car, according to an FBI probable cause statement.