AUSTINTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) - A visiting judge will hear the domestic violence case of Emily Ciccone, who is married to Mahoning County Clerk of Courts Michael Ciccone.

According to a judgment entry filed Wednesday in County Court #4 in Austintown, Judge Scott Hunter requested a visiting judge appointed by the Ohio Supreme Court. The Court is recusing itself in the matter because the Mahoning County Clerk of Courts provides services to the court.

A court date has not been set yet.

Ciccone pleaded not guilty to the misdemeanor domestic violence charge during her arraignment on Monday.

Police arrested Emily Ciccone, a candidate for Austintown Township Trustee, last week after she had been accused of throwing items at a man in her home. According to a police report, officers found the man ble

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