Hanley Requests Jury Trial in Theft Case

appeared briefly in Cecil County court this morning to request a jury trial for a theft charge.

The request means he will stand trial sometime well after next week's election on a from his former employer in Elkton.

Hanley is seeking reelection in hopes of serving a third consecutive four-year term. He said following court that he will "try" to appear in at 7 p.m.

Hanley is facing a single count of . He is accused of pocketing thousands following a business at Ramsey Ford in Elkton, where he was a manager, according to court records.