Pulaski County Councilman Brian M. Young pleaded guilty to Level 6 Felony charges of voting outside precinct residence in a plea hearing before Special Judge Jonathan Forker in La Porte County Tuesday afternoon.
Young, 47, was originally charged with Level 6 Felony charges of voting outside precinct residence, theft, perjury, and official misconduct. If the plea agreement is accepted by the judge prior to the sentencing hearing, the counts of theft, perjury and official misconduct would be dismissed per the terms of that agreement.
The Probable Cause Affidavit filed in the case states that Young lives at a residence on 50 East in Pulaski County, but claimed his voting address at a residence on 700 North in Pulaski County which has not allegedly changed since 2004. Young also filed for office under the address on 700 North, according to those documents. He reportedly filed for State Republican Delegate under the 700 North address in 2018 and in 2020, and he filed for Pulaski County Council District 3 in February 2018, and in January of this year under that address, and he reportedly swore to all of his candidacy filings before a notary.
During Tuesday’s hearing, Young admitted to the allegations of voting outside precinct residence.
Young’s attorney, Tony Churchward, stated that Young would be relinquishing his seat on the Pulaski County Council, although it is not a term of the plea agreement.
The plea agreement calls for no executed jail time and the Probation Department will be putting together a pre-sentence agreement prior to the sentencing hearing which is scheduled for August 22 at noon ET in Pulaski Superior Court. The charges may also be treated as misdemeanor counts, at the discretion of the court. The court will decide any sentence imposed in this case.
