Post by Logan on Jul 5, 2016 21:13:31 GMT -6
Hocking County prosecutor candidate drops bid after conviction
The Republican candidate for Hocking County prosecutor has withdrawn his name from the ballot after pleading guilty to misdemeanor crimes related to unethical behavior.
Jason A. Sarver, a 36-year-old criminal defense lawyer from Rockbridge, agreed to withdraw as part of a negotiated plea deal, special prosecutor Keller Blackburn said.
Visiting Judge Rocky A. Coss sentenced Sarver on June 13 in Hocking County Common Pleas Court to 180 days in jail, suspended for two years on probation, after Sarver pleaded guilty to one charge of obstructing official business and three charges of criminal trespass, all misdemeanors.
More than a dozen felony charges in an indictment filed against Sarver this year were dismissed in exchange for his guilty pleas to the misdemeanors. Most of those charges, which included two counts of sexual battery, stemmed from Sarver engaging in a sexual affair with one of his court-appointed clients. Sarver admitted having the affair and said it was consensual.
Read more: www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2016/07/05/Hocking-candidate-sex-charge.html
The Republican candidate for Hocking County prosecutor has withdrawn his name from the ballot after pleading guilty to misdemeanor crimes related to unethical behavior.
Jason A. Sarver, a 36-year-old criminal defense lawyer from Rockbridge, agreed to withdraw as part of a negotiated plea deal, special prosecutor Keller Blackburn said.
Visiting Judge Rocky A. Coss sentenced Sarver on June 13 in Hocking County Common Pleas Court to 180 days in jail, suspended for two years on probation, after Sarver pleaded guilty to one charge of obstructing official business and three charges of criminal trespass, all misdemeanors.
More than a dozen felony charges in an indictment filed against Sarver this year were dismissed in exchange for his guilty pleas to the misdemeanors. Most of those charges, which included two counts of sexual battery, stemmed from Sarver engaging in a sexual affair with one of his court-appointed clients. Sarver admitted having the affair and said it was consensual.
Read more: www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2016/07/05/Hocking-candidate-sex-charge.html