CONWAY — A Conway municipal budget committee candidate was convicted on multiple charges in Circuit Court on Tuesday but plans to appeal the conviction to Superior Court.
Judge Gerard Boyle found John Greenleaf Whittier, 41, of Conway guilty on all five charges brought before him by Conway police prosecutor William Strong.
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