Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Drug Charge Heats Up Harlan County Election
KENTUCKY....
It seems allegations of drug trafficking by an incumbent has the Harlan County judge-executive's race heated up. Last week, Harlan County Circuit Judge Russell Alred ordered a special grand jury be impaneled to investigate alleged illegal drug trafficking allegations against Judge-Executive Joe Grieshop who has been in office since 1999. Grieshop alleges he is innocent of any wrongdoing, and the allegation is purely political. Commonwealth's Attorney Henry Johnson said he expects to have to go outside the county to find an impartial jury, and he doesn't expect a jury would be able to decide before the May 18th primary whether to indict. Alred's second cousin, Denny Pace, is running against Grieshop in the primary. Alred says accusations that politics are behind the evidence or his decision to impanel the grand jury are "completely ridiculous."
It seems allegations of drug trafficking by an incumbent has the Harlan County judge-executive's race heated up. Last week, Harlan County Circuit Judge Russell Alred ordered a special grand jury be impaneled to investigate alleged illegal drug trafficking allegations against Judge-Executive Joe Grieshop who has been in office since 1999. Grieshop alleges he is innocent of any wrongdoing, and the allegation is purely political. Commonwealth's Attorney Henry Johnson said he expects to have to go outside the county to find an impartial jury, and he doesn't expect a jury would be able to decide before the May 18th primary whether to indict. Alred's second cousin, Denny Pace, is running against Grieshop in the primary. Alred says accusations that politics are behind the evidence or his decision to impanel the grand jury are "completely ridiculous."
# posted by Homer Owens @ 8:20 PM 
