Friday, September 13, 2013

Suspended Gilberton Police Chief Declares Candidacy for County Sheriff

It looks like suspended Gilberton Borough Police Chief Mark Kessler is looking to bigger and better things when it comes to his job.

While Kessler is still suspended from his current job of Police Chief of Giberton, he has announced that his is running for Schuylkill County Sheriff as an Independent write-in.

He said he has been thinking about running for awhile.

Kessler will be running against the incumbent Sheriff Joseph G. Groody (Democrat) and Patrick Reynolds (Republican) in the November 5th election.

Further on Kessler's disciplinary hearing, it will be held  at 10AM on September 19th at the borough municipal building.