A 2022 complaint filed by the Lebanon NAACP with the Disciplinary Board of the PA Supreme Court has brought forth a reprimand for Lebanon County D.A. Pier Hess Graf. The civil rights organization was upset that the D.A. did not recuse her office from investigating whether Trooper Jay Splain was justified in killing Charity Thome in March of 2020. Trooper Splain was stationed at the Jonestown Barracks, where the D.A.'s husband was also stationed.
Despite receiving a private reprimand that did not have to be publicly disclosed, Graf disclosed it. The Lebanon NAACP issued a statement applauding the outcome of their complaint, but asking the Disciplinary Board to release its findings without the D.A.'s "spin."
Hear Lebanon NAACP President Tony Fields discuss the complaint with Talk of the Town Host Laura LeBeau, and why the NAACP is not completely satisfied with Graf's release.
