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Prosecutor Says Office Is Following Public Safety Orders While Continuing As Many Cases As Possible

Marion County Prosecutor Ryan Mears
Marion County Prosecutors' Office
Marion County Prosecutor Ryan Mears

COVID-19 impacts operations at courts in Marion County. WFYI’s Jill Sheridan spoke with Prosecutor Ryan Mears about ways his office shifted operations to follow public safety orders and continue as many cases as possible.

Mears joined the conversation by phone and says the biggest impact of the pandemic is a delay in jury trials.

Jill Sheridan Poulos is the managing city editor at WFYI. She was previously a member of the IPB News teams covering health and science, and at WFYI as a reporter and anchor.
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