Former McCracken County Judge-Executive Van Newberry and former Deputy Judge-Executive Doug Harnice will soon stand trial after being accused of tampering with public records.
Newberry and Harnice are charged with one count each of tampering with public records and will go to trial December 14.
Both were indicted by a grand jury in January 2014 following an investigation. The two were accused of altering the county’s zoning maps without following proper procedures. Paducah attorney Burton Washburn said he discovered the changes in 2013 and concluded hundreds of parcels had been illegally rezoned from 2007 to 2008.
The trial was originally set for January, but was postponed when prosecutor G.L. Ovey retired.
Special Circuit Judge Dennis Foust, who was appointed to the case after two circuit judges in McCracken County recused themselves, said it is common for such delays when there are so many new faces on a case.
Source: AP
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