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Former county fire chief appears in court Thursday
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Former Newton County Fire Chief Kevin O'Brien, far right, appears before Superior Court Judge Horace J. Johnson as his lawyer, center, John L. Strauss asks for a continuation, saying O'Brien had not received mailed copies of the discovery, or evidence, District Attorney Layla Zon had shared to proceed with the case. Judge Johnson set a new hearing date for Thursday, June 23.
Former Newton County Fire Chief Kevin O’Brien appeared in court Thursday as his lawyer, John L. Straus, filed a request for continuance. Judge Horace J. Johnson granted the request and set the next hearing for Thursday, June 23. According to Strauss, he had mailed copies of the discovery evidence against O’Brien but it had apparently been lost in the mail, leaving O’Brien unprepared for a trail.