Treasurer-elect Colleen Davis faces trial over traffic charges

Treasurer-elected Colleen Davis is headed for a jury trial in 2019 as she fights two misdemeanor charges and three traffic citations stemming from her arrest last month, according to court records.

The 38-year-old Dagsboro resident pleaded not guilty Friday and requested a jury trial in the case, possibly the first step toward a plea agreement that would allow her to pay a fine and avoid jail time.

Davis did not respond to a request for comment.

Her arraignment – initially scheduled in the Justice of the Peace on Dec. 4 – was moved to Monday in the Court of Common Pleas at the request of her lawyer James E. Liguori.

But the newly-elected state official filed her plea on Friday, days before her initial court appearance was scheduled to take place. Court records this week still showed Davis's arraignment as being scheduled for Monday.

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