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Chandler Council member acquitted of stealing signs

Charges filed multiple times, alleging crimes during 2024 cycle

Chandler City Council member O.D. Harris, shown here being sworn in for his second term in January 2025, was found not guilty of sign-stealing-related crimes in a trial held Jan. 20 in Phoenix.

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Chandler City Council member O.D. Harris was accused of being involved with stealing and/or destroying signs like this one during the 2024 election cycle. Harris was found not guilty of sign-stealing-related crimes in a Jan. 20 trial in Phoenix.

Courtesy of O.D. Harris

O.D. Harris has been found not guilty.

The Chandler City Council member celebrated with his wife and attorney Jan. 20 after having charges filed against him multiple times in connection to an alleged political sign-stealing incident just before the July 2024 election.

The Jan. 20 criminal trial should bring some resolution to a saga that started with complaints to the Chandler Police Department.

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Chandler Council member acquitted of stealing signs

Charges filed multiple times, alleging crimes during 2024 cycle

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