Pike County sheriff suspended following 16-count indictment

PIKE COUNTY, Ohio — Pike County Sheriff Charles Reader has been suspended Wednesday after he was indicted on 16 counts last month.The charges stem from Reader being accused of stealing money from drug busts to support a gambling addiction.Ohio State Auditor Keith Faber announced the grand jury presented Reader with seven charges of conflict of interest, four charges of theft in office, two charges of thefts, one charge each of tampering with evidence, tampering with records and securing wr