Trustee Jennifer Teising and her attorney outside of Tippecanoe County Courthouse Tuesday (WBAA News/Ben Thorp)
Attorneys for the state argued in court on Tuesday that Wabash Township Trustee Jennifer Teising’s request for a change of venue and prosecutor should be denied.
Teising was indicted in May on charges that she had illegally withdrawn her trustee salary while not a legal resident of the township, charges she denies.
In late June, Teising s attorney, Karen Celestino-Horseman, filed for a change of venue and a special prosecutor, arguing that Teising would not receive a fair trial in Tippecanoe or surrounding counties because of “inflamed” passions due to extensive pretrial publicity.
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LAFAYETTE, Ind. Wabash Township Trustee Jennifer Teising doesn t want to be judged or tried in Tippecanoe County on 20 felony charges that she stole taxpayer money.
During the first-term Democratic trustee s initial hearing, Teising s attorney, Karen Celestino-Horseman, said she plans to file motions for a change of venue, a change of judge and a change of prosecutors.
A grand jury indicted Teising on May 12, accusing her of theft for taking her trustee salary between June and March while she was not living in the township, as required by law.
Celestino-Horseman waived the reading of the charges against Teising, making the hearing a short one.
Indicted Wabash Township trustee appears for initial hearing
Teising has also been ordered for fingerprinting and processing at the Tippecanoe County Sheriff s Office.
Posted: May 28, 2021 9:02 AM
Updated: May 28, 2021 11:05 AM
Posted By: Joseph Paul
TIPPECANOE COUNTY, Ind. (WLFI) The Wabash Township trustee accused of theft appeared Friday morning for an initial hearing.
As News 18 previously reported, Jennifer Teising was indicted by a grand jury May 12 on 20 counts of theft. Prosecutors allege Teising wasn t living in the township from June 2020 to February 2021 but collected a township paycheck every two weeks, amounting to nearly two dozen cases of theft.
During the hearing, Teising s attorney, Indianapolis-based Karen Celestino-Horseman, asked to waive the reading of Teising s charges and advisement of rights.