Saline County Attorney: Staffing Issues Remain

Saline County Attorney John Reynolds has been on the job since taking the oath of office in January – but he’s been in the mix of law and order since becoming a Salina cop in the late 70’s.

Law school followed at Washburn and a career as a defense attorney before pursuing the top spot in Saline County as its lead prosecutor. Reynolds joined in on the KSAL Morning News Extra on Tuesday with a look at some of the challenges in Saline County courtrooms.

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Reynolds was upbeat about his relationship with area law enforcement and the teamwork he’s seeing.

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The former Saline County commissioner and current Saline County Attorney says it’s still hard to convince attorneys to move west of Topeka.

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Although his office is still operating with a deficit of three staff members, Reynolds remains positive the gap will be filled soon as the case load continues to grow.