From Columbus Dispatch:

Former Marc Dann aide Anthony Gutierrez agreed to a plea deal this morning requiring a 45-day jail sentence rather than face a trail on 10 criminal charges.

Gutierrez, general services director during most of Dann’s tenure as Ohio attorney general, agreed to plead guilty to two fifth-degree felonies — theft in office and unauthorized use of state property — and four misdemeanors.

Prosecutors are recommending 45 days in jail and restitution to the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation, which is yet to be determined. The judge still must OK the deal.

Jury selection had been slated to begin this morning before Common Pleas Court Judge Laurel A. Beatty. However, attorneys immediately huddled behind closed doors working out the plea deal.

A deal reportedly was close months ago but fell apart.

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