{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"The News Journal","provider_url":"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net","title":"Prosecutorial system in Whitley County makes history &ndash; The News Journal","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"joj7h9XNKy\"><a href=\"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net\/prosecutorial-system-in-whitley-county-makes-history\/\">Prosecutorial system in Whitley County makes history<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net\/prosecutorial-system-in-whitley-county-makes-history\/embed\/#?secret=joj7h9XNKy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Prosecutorial system in Whitley County makes history&#8221; &#8212; The News Journal\" data-secret=\"joj7h9XNKy\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Swearing-in.jpg","thumbnail_width":480,"thumbnail_height":346,"description":"The Whitley County prosecutorial system made history on Monday when three assistant county attorneys were sworn in as assistant Commonwealth attorneys. Aaron Howard, Joshua Price and John Reynolds will be serving double duty working in both offices. County attorney Bob Hammons said, \u201cI think it is a show of unity between the county attorney\u2019s office and the Commonwealth\u2019s Attorney office. I have three excellent assistants. Ronnie has his excellent assistants. This will streamline the whole prosecutorial system. It will be a true united prosecutorial system.\u201d The reason for the change is to streamline the prosecution of felony cases presented in district court. Because of jurisdiction issues, a felony case cannot be resolved in district court, so they are then moved to circuit court. \u201cThese guys were handling these cases and then sending them up to us,\u201d said Commonwealth\u2019s Attorney Ronnie Bowling. \u201cIf you go to other jurisdictions, sometimes you will see that there is a lack of communication or a disconnect and people fall in between the cracks &#8211; it is not just people, it is crime victims, drug traffickers, it is people that should be incarcerated but don\u2019t get there because of bureaucratic red tape. That stops today. That is why it is wonderful. We already had a great relationship before, and this is probably the most efficient justice system has ever been in this county. It is going to be better than that.\u201d Both Bowling and Hammons agree that the move is unprecedented. Bowling said that he has seen a couple of individuals who have pulled double duty typically for rocket dockets, which is not used in the area, but nothing like the system being implemented in Whitley County. \u201cI think it is just a great, historical event for Whitley County and the citizens herein, and I think you are going to see great things come of it,\u201d said Hammons. Bowling agreed, and he added, \u201cWe have had an unprecedented amount of indictments and convictions in the last three years \u2026 We have done this despite COVID delays, so I am very excited to show the community what we can do at full strength.\u201d &nbsp;"}