Monday, December 13, 2010
Whitley County Sheriff Arraigned
KENTUCKY....
Indicted Whitley County Sheriff Lawrence Hodge was in court for the first time Monday morning, answering to charges related to funds missing from his office accounts. He's also accused of disposing of seized weapons. Hodge had nothing to say in court when he was arraigned on nearly two dozen charges, but attorneys entered not guilty pleas on the sheriff's behalf. Hodge, who bonded out of jail shortly after his November arrest, is still working as the Whitley County sheriff. Judge Paul Braden excused himself from the case after Hodge's attorneys asked the judge to step down because of his relationship through the courts with Hodge. Hodge is due back in court January 18, 2011.
Indicted Whitley County Sheriff Lawrence Hodge was in court for the first time Monday morning, answering to charges related to funds missing from his office accounts. He's also accused of disposing of seized weapons. Hodge had nothing to say in court when he was arraigned on nearly two dozen charges, but attorneys entered not guilty pleas on the sheriff's behalf. Hodge, who bonded out of jail shortly after his November arrest, is still working as the Whitley County sheriff. Judge Paul Braden excused himself from the case after Hodge's attorneys asked the judge to step down because of his relationship through the courts with Hodge. Hodge is due back in court January 18, 2011.
# posted by Homer Owens @ 11:30 PM 
