Republicans held a small protest on the steps of the Washington County Courthouse Thursday morning. Nick Sherman, a Republican candidate for Washington County Commissioner and Republican nominee for Clerk of Courts Brenda Davis are calling for answers in connection with the disappearance of more than $96,000 from the Clerk of Courts office. Back in July, County Commissioners announced that an audit by the Controller discovered the missing money. A State Police investigation was immediately launched. There has been no update on the status of that investigation. Clerk of Courts Frank Scandale has denied any wrongdoing in the matter and said he welcomed the investigation. Scandale told WJPA News that he would not be commenting on the news conference, saying it was merely a “political stunt”.