County commission renews defense attorney agreement

St. Joseph County commissioners Tuesday agreed to the renewal of the county’s 2020 indigent defense attorney agreement.

The county will pay nearly $570,000 over the 12-month period for attorneys taking on clients who are indigent.

The nine-member pool of attorneys is comprised of John Bush, Christine Yancey, Jordan Yancey, Laurie Hines, David Marvin, Melissa Hallack, T.J. Reed, Timothy George and Luke Nofsinger.

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