Shamokin City Council welcomes controversial member
SUNBURY – A man who won a seat on Shamokin City Council was sworn-in Monday and became an active member all while a Northumberland County district attorney tries to bar him because of a criminal record.
Joseph J. Leschinskie Jr. (R) late Monday afternoon participated as a voting member in city council’s reorganization meeting. He will oversee the public works department.
He was sworn-in earlier in the day by a notary public, and Northumberland County Judge Charles H. Saylor in mid-afternoon took no action to stop him from being seated.
District Attorney Tony Matulewicz is seeking to have Leschinskie disqualified because of two drug convictions.
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Besides the two felony drug convictions in 2009, Leschinskie has two pending charges including a terroristic threat of a former city council member.
New Shamokin councilman Joseph J. Leschinskie Jr. flashes a victory sign as he leaves the Northumberland County courthouse in Sunbury on Monday afternoon.