2 races for Canton municipal judge; contest for Massillon clerk of court
Canton Municipal Court voters will elect two judges this year, while Massillon Municipal Court voters will choose the clerk of court.
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Canton Municipal Court voters will elect two judges this year, while Massillon Municipal Court voters will choose the clerk of court.
Earle Wise Jr. and Andrew King are vying for a judicial seat on Ohio's 5th District Court of Appeals.
The stage is set for two Republican judicial candidates running for Fifth District Court of Appeals in the May 3 primary election.
The other members of the court elected Judge Earle E. Wise Jr. unanimously, effective Jan. 1.
Lazzerini, 43, operated Premier Family Practice on Fulton Drive NW. He became Ohio's highest prescriber in the state for controlled substances between December 2015 and January 2016, court records show. Law enforcement raided his office in February 2016 after a lengthy multi-agency probe. Investigators contended Lazzerini was running a pill mill, a term used to describe a doctor, clinic, or pharmacy that is dispensing powerful narcotics inappropriately or for non-medical purposes. Lazzerini prescribed controlled substances to patients living as far away as West Virginia, and was seei...