Yost said, adding later: I don't want anybody talking about this case. It needs to be presented here in court.
Wolff said he will rule on a permanent order soon.
Gwinn's attorney, Dennis McNamara, did not object to Yost's motion. He asked that Wolf include County Prosecutor C. David Warren's office in the order. He cited a recent article in The Post that included Warren's response to accusations that he had pursued the case for political reasons.
I can tell you that I've already told Miss Gwinn she's not talking to anybody about (the case) outside of the courtroom
he said. If there's going to be a gag order I think it should include Mr. Warren and his office.
A grand jury indicted Gwinn on Sept. 24 for illegally funneling more than $27,000 to her failed 2008 campaign for county prosecutor against Warren, among other charges. A visiting judge temporarily banned the prosecution and the defense from discussing criminal charges against the county's Democratic chairwoman during the leader's arraignment today.
The order temporarily bans Susan Gwinn, chairwoman of the Athens County Democratic Party; her attorney, special prosecutor Dave Yost's office and Athens County prosecutors from talking about Gwinn's trial for felony money laundering.
Yost, the Delaware County prosecutor and a Republican candidate for Ohio Attorney General, presented the motion during Gwinn's arraignment. Gwinn pleaded not guilty to the charges and was released to await her trial without objection from either side.
Judge William Wolff, a visiting judge from Dayton, ordered the silence after Yost said the extensive media coverage could jeopardize Gwinn's right to a fair trial.
We've had a lot of news coverage of this case
Yost said, adding later: I don't want anybody talking about this case. It needs to be presented here in court.
Wolff said he will rule on a permanent order soon.
Gwinn's attorney, Dennis McNamara, did not object to Yost's motion. He asked that Wolf include County Prosecutor C. David Warren's office in the order. He cited a recent article in The Post that included Warren's response to accusations that he had pursued the case for political reasons.
I can tell you that I've already told Miss Gwinn she's not talking to anybody about (the case) outside of the courtroom
he said. If there's going to be a gag order
I think it should include Mr. Warren and his office.
A grand jury indicted Gwinn on Sept. 24 for illegally funneling more than $27,000 to her failed 2008 campaign for county prosecutor against Warren, among other charges.
The indictment lists six charges: felony money laundering, two counts of felony theft in office, two misdemeanor counts of falsification and a misdemeanor count of unauthorized use of property.
The court appointed Yost to investigate the case last August. Warren has said he asked for a special prosecutor after receiving a tip about financial misconduct from someone inside Gwinn's campaign.
Wolf also scheduled a final pre-trial hearing for Dec. 11 and a jury trial beginning on Dec. 17.
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