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Special Prosecutor Appointed In Pike Co. Case

NPR Illinois | 91.9 UIS | By Associated Press

Published June 20, 2014 at 9:25 AM CDT

A special prosecutor has been appointed to handle the
case of Pike County's sheriff, who is accused of misconduct.

The Quincy Herald-Whig reports (http://bit.ly/1l6HtOo ) that Ed Parkinson with
the Illinois State's Attorney Appellate Prosecutor's Office has been assigned to
Sheriff Paul Petty's case. Petty is due in court for a hearing on Friday.

An Adams County judge ruled earlier this month that having the Pike County
State's Attorney's office prosecute the case was a conflict of interest.

Petty also is the county coroner. He has pleaded not guilty to accusations he
didn't follow procedures for embalming the body of 47-year-old Shanda Lopez, of
Milton, who fatally overdosed on heroin in 2012.

Illinois

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