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Tuesday, November 02, 2010
Ind. Courts - Hamilton Superior Court Judge William Hughes arrested on DUI charge
There are a number of reports from last evening and this morning that Judge Hughes was arrested in North Carolina last week on a DUI. According to this Indianapolis Star report, Judge Hughes sent out a news release to the media yesterday with that announcement. More from the Star:
A longtime Hamilton County judge was arrested on a drunken-driving charge last week while vacationing in the Outer Banks of North Carolina.Hamilton Superior Court Judge William Hughes, who is presiding over the Carmel High School basketball hazing cases and former money manager Marcus Schrenker's divorce, was arrested at 5:45 p.m. Wednesday, according to a news release Hughes sent to the media. Hughes, 55, was charged in Currituck County with drunken driving and driving left of center, the release said.
He did not provide details of what led to his arrest but said he has already reported it to the Judicial Qualifications Committee for review. * * *
He is scheduled for a preliminary hearing Jan. 24. The drunken-driving charge is a misdemeanor, and driving left of center appears to be a traffic infraction.
The Republican judge has presided over Hamilton Superior Court 3 since 1997. His term will expire at the end of 2012.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on November 2, 2010 08:04 AM
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