Hancock County Commissioner arrested for sexual assault in Las Vegas

HANCOCK COUNTY, Ind. — A Hancock County Commissioner is being held at a local jail awaiting extradition to Las Vegas after he was charged with sexual assault in Nevada.

John D. Jessup, 49, was arrested last week and is now listed in the Shelby County Jail as being held for a crime in another jurisdiction. Jessup is a current Hancock County Commissioner serving Vernon, Green and Brown townships.

Online jail records show that Jessup was arrested Friday, June 14, by the Shirley Police Department after the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department issued a warrant for his arrest. Court records show that Jessup is charged with sexual assault in Clark County, Nevada.

Commissioners President Bill Spalding said in a statement Monday that Hancock County will not comment on Jessup’s arrest at this time.

“The commissioners do not have much information regarding the reason for the arrest and will refrain from any comment while this out of state agency has a charge and an active investigation ongoing,” Spalding said. “We will direct all further inquiry to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department.”

Court documents show that one sexual assault charge was filed on June 11 against Jessup in the State of Nevada. FOX59/CBS4 has reached out to LVMPD and Clark County courts for more information on Jessup’s felony charge.

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