MOUNDSVILLE — Marshall County Assessor Eric Buzzard, who is accused of seven felony counts of fraudulent schemes, wants to go back to work in his elected office, but Marshall County Circuit Court Judge Jeffrey Cramer said no, for now.

Buzzard and his attorney, William Ihlenfeld, appeared Thursday for a bond modification hearing. Ihlenfeld said Buzzard, who currently is not allowed to be on county property or to have contact with county employees, wants to return to his duties as assessor as he awaits trial.

Ihlenfeld argued that it was unconstitutional to keep Buzzard from fulfilling his duties as an elected official. Special prosecutors Jerry Sklavounakis and Ohio County Prosecutor Shawn Turak argued that allowing Buzzard to go back to work would be like allowing a suspect to return to

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