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Decision to fire prosecutor was not made hastily, Plants says
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Kanawha County Prosecuting Attorney Mark Plants said Wednesday that his decision to sack veteran assistant and one-time chief of staff Maryclaire Akers was the result of a long discussion with his top deputies.
Plants, however, remained mum on the exact circumstances that led him to fire Akers, who handled criminal cases at the office for 13 years under five different administrations and was widely considered one of the county's top assistant prosecutors.
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Decision to fire prosecutor was not made hastily, Plants says
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Kanawha County Prosecuting Attorney Mark Plants said Wednesday that his decision to sack veteran assistant and one-time chief of staff Maryclaire Akers was the result of a long discussion with his top deputies.
Plants, however, remained mum on the exact circumstances that led him to fire Akers, who handled criminal cases at the office for 13 years under five different administrations and was widely considered one of the county's top assistant prosecutors.
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