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Thursday, June 08, 2006
Ind. Courts - Martin County judge reportedly jails county clerk
The ILB has posted quotes from several stories about issues in Martin County between the courts and the clerk's office. For background, see this ILB entry from May 8th.
Today WAMW Local News in Washington Indiana is reporting that:
A Martin Couty judge yesterday ordered the arrest on contempt charges of the Martin County clerk. According to court documents, at first Judge R. Joseph Howell ordered the clerk, John Hunt, to serve 48 hours [later amended to 2 hours] in the Martin County security center for direct contempt of court and to pay a fine of $1,000. *** Allegedly the judge took the action because proper court filings and money money was not being placed in proper accounts.To read the entire story, go to the WAMW site, click News in the left column.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on June 8, 2006 12:06 PM
Posted to Indiana Courts