Putnam Co. Magistrate Candidate Has to be Removed from Ballot

The West Virginia Supreme Court has ordered that a Putnam County magistrate candidate be removed from the ballot based on his prior misdemeanor convictions. The court ruled this week that Troy Sexton is ineligible to serve as a magistrate for the county, siding wi the Judicial Investigation Commission that recommended that Sexton be taken out of the race. The petition said state law requires that magistrates not be convicted of “any felony or any misdemeanor involving moral turpitude.” The JIC filing said Sexton has pleaded guilty to several charges, including falsely reporting an emergency incident and driving under the influence in 2014.