Trustee who decried 'cancel culture' of St. Louis police pension board is suspended

ST. LOUIS — The St. Louis police pension board on Thursday suspended one of its members for policy violations, including what the board says was unauthorized lobbying and posting online that he thinks it’s “insane” to grant police officers disability benefits related to COVID-19.

Gary Wiegert, a retired St. Louis police sergeant and former president of the St. Louis police union, was suspended by unanimous vote Thursday by fellow trustees of the Police Retirement System of St. Louis pension board.

Wiegert did not attend his misconduct hearing before the board and could not be reached by the Post-Dispatch for comment.

But in an email Wiegert sent to members of the St. Louis Police Veterans’ Association, he decried his treatment, including being banned from entering pension board offices.