In wake of mistrial, Moritz asks judge to release $50K bond

In wake of mistrial, Moritz asks judge to release $50K bond

CHILLICOTHE — Following the declaration of a mistrial last month in the felony case of former Hocking County Sheriff’s Chief Deputy Caleb Moritz, his attorney has asked that the court release a $50,000 cash or surety bond that Moritz had…

Cop City RICO: First trial delayed over mistrial, double jeopardy

The speedy trial of “Cop City” racketeering defendant Ayla King resumed Monday after 18 months of delays, but after Judge Kevin Farmer declared a mistrial, the case was promptly put back on hold as the Georgia Court of Appeals rules on whether King faces double jeopardy.  “What I’m appealing right now is that my client has already been placed in jeopardy once,“ said King’s attorney, Surinder K. Chadha Jimenez, following Monday’s hearing. “And th…