A Jessamine County grand jury has indicted a former assistant prosecutor on four felony charges, including bribery and theft, stemming from alleged misuse of his position to dismiss a traffic case in exchange for money.
Eric Wright, who worked as an assistant prosecutor at the Jessamine County Attorney’s Office for more than 10 years, faces charges of abuse of public trust, bribing a witness, first-degree official misconduct and theft by deception, according to the Kentucky Attorney General’s Office.
The indictment alleges that in February, Wright used his position to unlawfully obtain public money. Five days later, prosecutors say he bribed a witness with the intent to influence that person’s testimony…