Warnock trial moved to October
The trial of embattled former Madison County Engineer Rudy Warnock, scheduled to begin this week in U.S. federal court, has been continued again, this time to Oct. 1.
The trial of former Canton Municipal Utilities Chairman Cleveland Anderson was continued as well.
U.S. District Judge Henry T. Wingate made the rulings last week.
The cases, which have been continued nearly a dozen times, were set to begin on Aug. 5.
Warnock was indicted in 2021 on federal bribery and wire fraud charges in connection with his work at Canton Municipal Utilities.
Anderson, along with Canton aldermen Eric Gilkey and Andrew Grant, were also indicted on bribery charges.
Gilkey and Grant pleaded guilty. Anderson initially pleaded guilty but then told Wingate he did nothing wrong, so his plea was revoked, and he was scheduled to stand trial with Warnock.
In June, Anderson was approved for a Criminal Justice Act attorney given to indigent individuals on trial.
Warnock was indicted on two counts of conspiracy to commit bribery, one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, and one count of wire fraud after indictments were unsealed in November 2022.
Anderson and the others were indicted on bribery charges.