Former jailer's guilty plea hearing postponed

2006-07-05 / Local News

By Debbie Lowe Staff writer

Ashenfelter Ashenfelter The June 26 hearing scheduled for former Carroll County jailer David W. Ashenfelter, 37, of Burlington, for acceptance of a guilty plea sentencing, was postponed to July 10 at 1 p.m.

Ashenfelter was charged in January with Count I, official misconduct, a Class D felony and Count II, battery, a Class B misdemeanor.

According to the probable cause affidavit filed Jan. 27, Carroll County Deputy Steve Mullen investigated allegations of official misconduct by Ashenfelter at the county jail.

Ashenfelter signed a plea agreement with the prosecutor's office that has not yet been accepted by Carroll Superior Court Judge Jeffery Smith.

The plea agreement calls for 180 days, suspended, (to be served in Carroll County Jail), one year of probation including 60 days of community correction house arrest, completion of a sexual harassment class or counseling and to abide by all other standard terms of probation.

Carroll County Prosecutor Rob Ives reported Ashenfelter's attorney, Brant Parry of Kokomo, had a scheduling conflict with the Monday hearing and requested a continuance, which was granted.

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