Fitzgerald's Official Misconduct Charge Reinstated

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Byline: DEBORAH CEARNAL

The lone felony charge against former County Commissioner Christy Fitzgerald has been refiled, and when it will be tried has yet to be determined.

The official misconduct accusation was dropped in October, when Judge Richard O. Watson granted a defense motion that the wording in the grand jury's indictment was not specific.

But because the charge was dismissed "without prejudice," Assistant State Attorney Stephen W. Siegel was able to refile the third-degree felony.

Previously left out, the new wording identifies Fitzgerald as "a public servant" who, "with corrupt intent to obtain a benefit for any person or to cause harm …