JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The latest on the resignation of Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens (all times local):
5 p.m.
Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens has officially resigned from office.
Greitens' resignation Friday will turn the reins of government over to Lt. Gov. Mike Parson, who was to take the oath as governor later Friday evening.
Greitens announced Tuesday that he would resign after months of fighting allegations of sexual and political misconduct.
The Republican who had campaigned as a political outsider ended up serving less than a year-and-a-half in office. He had been facing possible impeachment in the Missouri House and a felony charge in St. Louis for using a charity donor list for political fundraising.
A prosecutor agreed to drop the donor-list charge in exchange for Greitens' resignation.
A separate prosecutor still is considering whether to refile a felony invasion-of-privacy charge stemming from an extramarital affair in 2015.
