LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A former Indiana county commissioner arrested final yr in Las Vegas will serve a minimum of six years in jail on a intercourse cost, data mentioned.
Final June, John Jessup, 50, a Republican in Shirley County, Indiana, was booked into the Clark County Detention Middle on a felony intercourse assault cost. Jessup assaulted a girl he knew after an evening out at a gentleman’s membership, police mentioned on the time of his arrest.
Jessup advised police there was “nothing criminal” about what he had accomplished and reiterated that it was only a “f***ed up, drunk night,” paperwork mentioned.
Final fall, Jessup agreed to plead responsible to a lesser cost of tried sexual assault, a felony. As a part of the deal, a choose might have sentenced him to a minimum of two years in jail or a time period of probation.
In courtroom Thursday, Clark County District Courtroom Decide Joe Hardy sentenced Jessup to a time period of 6-15 years. Upon his launch, Jessup can be required to register as a intercourse offender for all times, Hardy ordered.
In accordance with 8 Information Now’s sister station in Indiana, FOX59/CBS4, Jessup’s time period as commissioner was scheduled to finish on Dec. 31. Nonetheless, even amid his prison proceedings, voters elected Jessup to a county council place final November. Jessup was elected as one among three Republican candidates, receiving greater than 15,000 votes.
In accordance with Indiana state legislation, felons should not eligible to carry workplace.
