Judge Recuses Himself From Fraud Case

{West Virginia}...Kanawha County Assistant Prosecutor Maryclaire Akers says Gary Wayne Mullins, 49, of Charleston has a history of scamming elderly residents. Mullins was in court Monday to be arraigned after his arrest in April, but Judge Charles King, who had been assigned Mullins' case, recused himself, saying he is acquainted with one of the victims, George Jacobs, and his son, Pat, a local attorney. The arraignment has been postponed.