POMONA — An attorney for a local city councilwoman charged with stealing a campaign sign told a judge today that he’s been working with prosecutors to resolve the case prior to trial.
Pomona Councilwoman Ginna Escobar has been charged with petty theft, a misdemeanor, for allegedly stealing a campaign sign in November belonging to Carlos Goytia, a board member at the Three Valleys Municipal Water District.
Escobar was scheduled to be arraigned this morning in Pomona Superior Court. Because her case is a misdemeanor, she’s not required to appear in person if she has an attorney come to court in her place.
Her attorney, Lawrence Forbes, asked Judge Juan Carlos Dominguez to postpone the arraignment to give him more time to discuss a disposition with prosecutors.
Dominguez granted Forbes’ request to postpone the arraignment to Jan. 26.
“In the meantime I’ll talk to (the prosecutor),” Forbes said. “We’re trying to reach a disposition.”
Forbes declined to comment to a reporter after the hearing.
Escobar, 24, could face a jail sentence of up to six months and a $1,000 fine if convicted.
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