Lynch Mayor, Harlan Judge Exec at Odds

Lynch Mayor Taylor Hall and several Lynch City Council members have accused Harlan County Judge-Executive Joe Grieshop of criminal coercion. The accusations were aired at a special called city council meeting Tuesday and comes following a meeting between Hall and Grieshop, that was held Monday. “I plan on talking to the Commonwealth Attorney’s office about what was said at the meeting,” said Hall. “Criminal coercion is when you take or threat to omit action unless someone else is changing what they are doing or saying. When you say to us, that we will negotiate with the coal companies or not receive any money through the fiscal court, I think that is paramount to criminal coercion.” Grieshop denies the accusations.