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Jefferson council appoints outside substitute municipal judge after DA referral; public speaker urges broader inquiry
Summary
Council appointed Ryan Henry as a substitute municipal judge to handle a municipal case the district attorney declined to prosecute as a felony; city attorney and a public speaker clashed over how the matter has been handled and whether more investigation is warranted.
Jefferson’s City Council voted to appoint the law offices of Ryan Henry, PLLC, and attorney Ryan Henry as a substitute municipal judge to preside over a municipal case after the sitting municipal judge recused herself.
City Attorney George Hyde told the council that the district attorney had reviewed the matter and returned it to municipal court because it did not meet the county prosecutor’s threshold for felony charges. Hyde said the judge’s recusal made a neutral, out-of-town substitute necessary: “I am the chief legal officer for the city,” Hyde said, and “I will be personally prosecuting the case because I’m also from out of town,” so the city can avoid…
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