Kent City Council candidate Ken Sharp due back in court Nov. 20

Published 4:04 pm Thursday, October 3, 2013

Kent City Council candidate Ken Sharp is scheduled to return to court Nov. 20 as he faces seven counts of first-degree theft for reportedly stealing $297,500 from his 93-year-old mother’s bank account and putting the money into his account.

Sharp, who pleaded not guilty to the charges on Aug. 29, had a case-setting Wednesday in King County Superior Court in Kent that was continued to Nov. 20, according to the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office. A trial date can be set during the court hearing or attorneys can ask for more time to prepare the case.

Sharp is running against Bailey Stober for a council seat. King County Elections mails ballots Oct. 16 for the Nov. 5 general election.

Federal Way Police arrested and released Sharp on June 21 for investigation of theft from his mother, a Federal Way resident.

If convicted as charged, Sharp faces a prison sentence of 22 to 29 months, according to Dan Donohoe, spokesman for the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office.