08-02-2017 21:17 via 10tv.com

Ex-sheriff asks Ohio high court to hear his corruption case

A former southern Ohio sheriff imprisoned for public corruption is appealing to the state's high court.Former Athens County sheriff Patrick Kelly was accused of pocketing cash by selling county vehicles to a salvage yard and spending public money on clothes and meals. He was sentenced to seven years in prison.His attorney unsuccessfully argued that there wasn't enough evidence to convict Kelly on several charges, including theft. A state appeals court upheld Kelly's convictions last year.Now he'
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