WAVERLY — Pike County Auditor Kayla Slusher faces a 12-month probation period after pleading guilty to theft in office during a pre-trial hearing this week.
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Edward Jake Wagner is arraigned at the Pike County Courthouse on Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2018 in Waverly, Ohio.
In the Pike County Common Pleas Court Thursday, Edward “Jake” Wagner changed his plea to guilty for all 23 of the charges he faces. He stood flanked by his attorneys in a black button down shirt, hands clasped in front of him.
At times he appeared to smile as he repeatedly responded “I am guilty your honor,” while the judge read through each individual count and specification.
Judge Randy Deering presided, and he explained many of those counts carry mandatory minimum sentences. Early on he added them together to explain the full scope of the sentence Wagner is facing.