Milligan steps down as county clerk

Washington County Clerk Sarah Milligan has resigned her position as part of a pretrial diversion agreement, filed Monday, June 17, following her arrest in late December 2018 for drug-related charges. The agreement was signed by special Judge John Evans late Monday afternoon and it was processed Tuesday morning.

The agreement stipulates she will pay the user’s fee and court costs of $675 and not commit any criminal offense during the time of the diversion, which lasts until Jan. 1, 2020. Milligan has also agreed to not use controlled substances unless prescribed by a doctor or use alcohol in excess, as per the agreement. She must also comply with a drug and alcohol assessment and any treatment recommendations that assessment contains. The pretrial diversion agreement stipulates that Milligan’s signature on the agreement is her legal act of resignation as clerk.

Should Milligan not comply with this agreement, the state will have the right to file a motion to resume prosecution.

Read more about this in tomorrow evening's Salem Democrat.