SUSPENDED D.A. TO FIGHT PURSUIT ALLEGATIONS

Suspended Somerset County District Attorney Jeff Thomas has pleaded not guilty to charges in one of three cases pending against him. Thomas intends to fight charges that he pursued a witness in his 2021 sexual assault case and struck the person’s vehicle. Thomas is also awaiting trial on charges he sexually assaulted a Windber woman in September of last year. He is also accused of assaulting his wife in May of last year; he has also pleaded not guilty in that case. He is currently on court-approved house arrest, which includes electronic monitoring.