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Prosecutors seek trial date for indicted Alabama sheriff

Acting Attorney General W. Van Davis says he has no political allegiances to anyone, including Attorney General Luther Strange, who appointed him.
Acting Attorney General W. Van Davis says he has no political allegiances to anyone, including Attorney General Luther Strange, who appointed him.

 

ATHENS, Ala. (AP) — Prosecutors are asking a judge to set a trial date for a longtime Alabama sheriff who has continued to serve despite being indicted on theft and ethics charges. 

News outlets report the state is pushing to a date to begin the trial of Limestone County Sheriff Mike Blakely. The 70-year-old Blakely pleaded not guilty a year ago. The state maintains in court documents that it’s time for him the go on trial. A judge has set a hearing for Nov. 19. 

A grand jury indicted Blakely on 12 felony counts and one misdemeanor alleging he stole campaign donations, used his job to obtain interest-free loans and solicited money from employees.

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