Defense Attorney Announces Bid for Vanderburgh County Prosecutor

Evansville IN

28 January, 2022

11:44 AM

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By John Gibson, WNIN January 28, 2022 A local defense attorney plans to run for Vanderburgh County Prosecutor. Jon A. Schaefer will file for the May 3rd primary on Monday. He's been with the Vanderburgh County Public Defender's Agency for more than 12 years, and currently serves as Chief Counsel. In a release, Schaefer says he's represented nearly two thousand individuals and tried many trials in the Vanderburgh County courts. His announcement comes amid uncertainty over whether incumbent prosecutor Nick Hermann will seek a fourth term. In August, the county reached a settlement in a federal lawsuit against Hermann by a former employee claiming sexual harassment. At least one Republican challenger has emerged, Evansville native Diana Moers. The filing deadline for the primary is noon, February 4th. WNIN is the NPR/PBS affiliate in Evansville, Indiana. We serve Southwestern Indiana, Western Kentucky and Southern Illinois from our multimedia facility located on the Ohio River in downtown Evansville. For the past several years, the recognized quality of our local news has placed us among the best small market radio news organizations in the nation.