It was announced late Thursday that Williams County Sheriff Steve Towns has appealed his case from the Bryan Municipal Court to the Sixth District Court of Appeals. The Sheriff is also exploring filing an appeal to the Ohio Ethics Committee since they did not hear the charge first and do not have authority over the law in question.

Arguments have been made that there is no law that disqualifies the current sitting Sheriff in a case like this that should deny him from continuing to serve the people in Williams County, as he has already announced a run once again for the position in 2020.

In a statement from the Sheriff's office, it was noted that the voters of Williams County should have the final decision on whether or not Towns should retain his current position.