PROSECUTOR JOHN FERRERO: "MR. MAIER'S QUALIFICATION FOR THE OFFICE OF SHERIFF IS NOT CLEARLY ESTABLISHED." WOW!

NOTE:  See the SCPR blog (LINK) published earlier today on the Stark County sheriff appointment meeting scheduled for this evening.

Although on January 10th Massillon safety director George T. Maier was into giving guaranties as to his qualifications under Ohio statutory law (ORC 311.01), as of February 5th he has not satisfied Stark County prosecutor John Ferrero that he is qualified.

Here is what Ferrero had to say to the Ohio Supreme Court on Maier's qualifications in an affidavit:

"Mr. Maier's qualification for the office of Sheriff is not clearly established ... "

Hmm?

Maier:  "I guarantee ... "

Hmm?

Is there any doubt should Maier become sheriff that there will be a chilly relationship between "the new sheriff in town" and Stark County's top law enforcer:

The backdrop to all of this is the political competition that has been going on for years now between three Massillon Democratic Party political forces"

• the Maier branch of the Massillon Democratic Party,
• the Ferrero branch of the Massillon Democratic Party, and
• the Cicchinelli branch of the Massillon Democratic Party.

Right now, the Ferreros and the Cicchinelli are pretty much on the same page.

Of late, the Maiers have been bashing Ferrero from the Maier mouthpiece blog (The Massillon Review - believed by the SCPR to be written by Johnnie A. Maier, Jr minion Shane Jackson) on Ferrero's opposition to Maier political protege and mayor of Massillon Kathy Catazaro-Perry's plan to reduce the credit that Massillon's get for paying out-of-Massillon village/city income taxes.

With his affidavit, Ferrero is creating the conditions for all out political warfare to break out, no?

Here is the complete text of Ferrero's affidavit: