Decision to delay release of juror names from Held trial appealed

By RICH CHOLODOFSKY

The Tribune-Review on Tuesday filed an appeal of a judge’s order delaying the public release of the names of jurors who served in last month’s public corruption trial of Westmoreland County Sheriff Jonathan Held.
Senior Common Pleas Court Judge Timothy Creany in late December ruled the names will remain private until after Held’s retrial, which is scheduled to begin April 1.
Creany declared a mistrial in the case against Held after jurors failed to reach a verdict following three days of testimony and hours of deliberations.

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