Suspended Prosecutor Confined On House Arrest

SOMERSET, Pa. (AP) – A suspended western Pennsylvania prosecutor has been ordered confined on house arrest as he awaits trial in separate sexual assault and assault cases. A Somerset County judge on Friday revoked bond for 36-year-old Jeffrey Thomas, the county’s elected district attorney, and ordered him to stay at a relative’s home with an electronic ankle monitor. Authorities alleged last week that Thomas was seen on a video call punching a woman as the two rode in a vehicle in May 2021.  He was already facing sexual assault and other charges in an alleged attack on a woman in September. A defense attorney says he maintains that he is innocent of all charges.