PIKE- The Pike County Commissioners have filed legal action against a former county sheriff in the attempts to recover a portion of his past compensation.
Now serving a three-year prison term, Charles Reader is the defendant and could be ordered to repay his salary and other expenses that county covered during his prior suspension.
Readerâs suspension lasted from July 10, 2019 to September 24, 2020, which ended following his guilty plea on several counts of theft in office and tampering with evidence. His term of office started in January 2017 and ended about two-and-a-half years later after Pike County Court of Common Pleas Judge Chris Martin issued a provisional suspension.