SHELBY – Shelby Mayor Steve Schag released a statement Thursday which says Law Director Gordon Eyster will remain in his position.
“In order to eliminate any confusion, I would like to remind everyone that the office of the city Law Director is an elected position, not an administrative appointment,” Schag said in a statement to media outlets on Thursday morning.
“Attorney Eyster is still functioning as our City Law Director. I am hoping and praying for a timely legal resolution that will bring closure for all parties concerned.”
Schag’s statement comes one day after Eyster was charged with failure to control, no motorcycle license, no helmet, hit/skip (leaving an injury crash without exchanging information or waiting on police to arrive), and OVI – operating a vehicle while under the influence.
The charges stem from a Sept. 22 motorcycle accident involving Eyster and one other vehicle. Eyster’s attorney Neil McKown stated Wednesday he believes there is a significant amount of misinformation in the official report from the Ohio State Highway Patrol.
“Gordon is planning on admitting through no contest pleas of a charge or two he doesn’t deny he did; he doesn’t deny he didn’t have a motorcycle endorsement, and that he didn’t have a helmet on,” he said. “Everything else is strongly denied.”
Eyster is required to attend a mandatory personal appearance at Shelby Municipal Court on Friday, Oct. 13.
“I would certainly like to focus on all of the positive things happening in the city of Shelby,” Schag said. “However, the reality is we have been made aware of an alleged incident that is indeed disconcerting.”
