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For Spotlight PA Civil rights marchers on a journey from Milwaukee to Washington, D.C. are seen here in Youngstown, Ohio. The district attorney in Bedford County has brought dozens of charges against a man for firing a 12-gauge shotgun at civil rights marchers last August, striking one in the face and endangering 19 others. The announcement from Lesley Childers-Potts came just days after Spotlight PA and The Tribune-Democrat learned the prosecutor had been given the results of a State Police investigation into the shooting in early March and just one day after the news organizations asked why she hadn’t acted on it. ....
A new warden was been selected to lead operations at the Bedford County Correctional Facility. Capt. Joseph H. Eichenlaub of Hollidaysburg, who has served as the acting warden at the jail for the past three months, will become the permanent warden on April 19. The countyâs prison board unanimously voted to approve hiring Eichenlaub at its meeting on Friday. The county commissioners said they will approve the hire on Tuesday. Commissioner Deb Baughman, chairwoman of the prison board, said four people applied for the open position, and two were interviewed based on their qualifications. âWe did feel Acting Warden Eichenlaub brought a wealth of experience with him that could really help continue the positive direction we have been going in since we first got help from the Department of Corrections late last year,â she said. ....