Sunday, February 3 2013 4:34 PM EST2013-02-03 21:34:42 GMT
A Lancaster County judge could lose her job after admitting to dismissing her own traffic citations. District Judge Kelly Ballentine pleaded guilty to tampering in connection with three parking ticketsMore >>
A Lancaster County judge could lose her job after admitting to dismissing her own traffic citations.More >>
Thursday, February 23 2012 5:48 AM EST2012-02-23 10:48:53 GMT
A Lancaster County judge accused of using her position to dismiss her own traffic citations has been suspended with pay by the state's Judicial Conduct Board.More >>
Monday, February 13 2012 4:14 PM EST2012-02-13 21:14:26 GMT
A Lancaster County judge is accused of using her position to dismiss traffic tickets issued to her by police.More >>
LANCASTER, Pa. (WHTM) -
The Pennsylvania Judicial Conduct Board is taking steps to discipline a Lancaster County district judge who admitted she used her position to dismiss her own traffic tickets.
The board on Friday filed formal charges against Kelly Ballentine, of Lancaster, who now faces a trial before the Court of Judicial Discipline.
The court will determine possible sanctions against Ballentine, including reprimand, suspension or removal from office.
Ballentine on Feb. 1 pleaded guilty to three counts of tampering with public records. State prosecutors said she dismissed a ticket for an expired registration on her BMW sedan and two tickets for parking
violations in front of her North Street home, all violations that occurred within her district.
The citations were issued by Lancaster City police in November 2010. When the fines went unpaid and Ballentine was sent a
summons, she went into court records and dismissed the charges, authorities said.
The 44-year-old Ballentine had served as an elected district judge since January 2006. She was suspended with pay after criminal charges were filed against her in February 2012.
Friday, May 24 2013 6:08 PM EDT2013-05-24 22:08:28 GMT
On a day that felt more like the unofficial start of winter than summer, Memorial Day's cold, harsh meaning was laid bare at Rolling Green Cemetery in Lower Allen Township, Cumberland County.More >>
On a day that felt more like the unofficial start of winter than summer, Memorial Day's cold, harsh meaning was laid bare at Rolling Green Cemetery in Lower Allen Township, Cumberland County.More >>
Friday, May 24 2013 5:04 PM EDT2013-05-24 21:04:34 GMT
Harrisburg police said they arrested two men and are looking for a third person who allegedly robbed a cell phone store and then returned to burglarize the business days later.More >>
Harrisburg police said they arrested two men and are looking for a third person who allegedly robbed a cell phone store and then returned to burglarize the business days later.More >>
Friday, May 24 2013 1:31 PM EDT2013-05-24 17:31:42 GMT
York police are looking for two city men wanted after a drug search of their home turned up more than $16,000 worth of crack cocaine, heroin and marijuana.More >>
York police are looking for two city men wanted after a drug search of their home turned up more than $16,000 worth of crack cocaine, heroin and marijuana.More >>
Three members of a Michigan city council have abstained from voting on a measure that would have prevented them from abstaining on future votes.More >>
Three members of a Michigan city council have abstained from voting on a measure that would have prevented them from abstaining on future votes.More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 3:20 PM EDT2013-05-23 19:20:54 GMT
A York County couple was arrested on assault charges after police said they stabbed each other during a night of heavy drinking and a heated argument over who should win 'American Idol.'More >>
A York County couple was arrested on assault charges after police said they stabbed each other during a night of heavy drinking and a heated argument over who should win 'American Idol.'More >>
Dan Sligh and his wife were in their pickup truck on Interstate 5 heading to a camping trip when a bridge before them disappeared in a "big puff of dust."More >>
Officials in Washington state performed a special inspection six months ago on the Interstate 5 bridge that collapsed because there were indications it had been struck by a different vehicle.More >>
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