The special judge overseeing the trial against Lake County Sheriff Oscar Martinez Jr. postponed the sheriff s hearing on Friday, because he said the public hadn t gotten advance notice of it.
Court records indicated that Martinez filed a Motion to Prohibit Public Access to Court Records and Exclude the General Public from a Criminal Proceeding on Wednesday.
A judge has struck down a portion of a state law that prevented Lake County Sheriff Oscar Martinez Jr., and all individuals under indictment, from carrying a handgun in public.