9/27/19
by News Department on 09/27/19Christy...
27 year old Shawn Christy was in Schuylkill County Court this week, seeking to have one of his Schuylkill County cases transferred.
Christy claims there is a conflict now that Mike O’Pake, his former public defender, is now Schuylkill County’s district attorney.
Neither O’Pake nor Judge Jacqueline Russell had any objection to the action. The case to be transferred is from August 2018, involving Christy’s alleged burglary, theft and criminal mischief at Skipper Dipper’s Restaurant, located on Route 309, in Hometown.
Christy faces both local and federal charges. The federal charges stem from alleged Facebook threats to Northampton District Attorney John M. Morganelli and President Donald Trump.
Christy fled from the law for 113 days. His federal trial is scheduled to begin in November.
