Article: Area Sheriffs Show Support for Cordray

STEUBENVILLE - Three area sheriffs said they're backing Ohio state Treasurer Richard Cordray in his bid to become the state's attorney general in the Nov. 4 election.

Jefferson County Sheriff Fred Abdalla, Belmont County Sheriff Fred Thompson and Harrison County Sheriff Mark Miller met with Cordray and state Sen. Jason Wilson, D-Columbiana, briefly at Abdalla's office in the county justice center Wednesday before making the announcement.

Abdalla said Cordray understands the needs of local law enforcement and that had prompted Abdalla to back Cordray in his previous run for the attorney general's position.

Abdalla said Cordray can speed up the processing of evidence in the state crime labs, vital to prosecutions in smaller counties that don't have their own crime lab.

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