A jury trial for former State Sen. Dr. Michael Maroney for a charge of driving under the influence from September 2024 has been set to begin at 9 a.m. Wednesday, April 30, in Marshall County Magistrate Court.

Marshall County Magistrate Zachary Allman will preside over the trial. A pretrial hearing has been scheduled for Wednesday, April 23, at 9 a.m.

Maroney’s DUI charge stems from a Sept. 23, 2024, incident where McMechen Police officers pulled over Maroney after he allegedly committed “numerous traffic infractions,” according to a news release from McMechen Police Chief Robert Shilling. After the roadside investigation, Shilling arrested Maroney on suspicion of driving under the influence.

A bond revocation hearing for the case has been set for 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 12. This hearing will also serve as an evidence suppression hearing for separate charges of indecent exposure and disorderly conduct that Maroney acquired in August 2024.

Maroney faces charges of indecent exposure and disorderly conduct from an Aug. 4, 2024, incident where he was allegedly seen committing an act of sexual gratification on closed-circuit cameras at the Gumby’s in Glen Gale. Maroney was arrested on Aug. 13, 2024, for the incident.

A trial date has not been set for the indecent exposure and disorderly conduct charges from the Aug. 4, 2024 incident. The original trial date of Wednesday, Feb. 26, was continued following a Wednesday, Feb. 19, pretrial hearing for the two charges.

Following the result of the Feb. 19 hearing, Marshall County Prosecutor Joe Canestraro said the defense would receive six weeks notice before the new trial date is set.

Proceedings for the indecent exposure and disorderly conduct case were stayed because defense attorney Harry Moore filed a motion to recuse and disqualify Allman from presiding over the trial. The trial will be continued until a circuit judge rules on the motion.

Moore had made two previous motions to dismiss Allman from the two trials that were overruled by a circuit judge. Canestraro said Moore made these motions due to his belief that the defense had not been given “sufficient time” to prepare for the trials.

The Wednesday, March 12 hearing will address another motion Moore filed for the indecent exposure and disorderly conduct trial to suppress evidence regarding the videotape of Maroney at Gumby’s and how it was obtained by officers involved in the investigation. Both sides of the case will argue during the hearing next week whether the footage will be permitted to be used as evidence during the trial.

Canestraro said the motion to suppress evidence would not require testimony from a law enforcement officer as it was a “legal matter that can be argued by the parties.”