{Charleston, West Virginia}...The state Supreme Court granted a request from the state Office of Disciplinary Counsel to withdraw a petition to immediately suspend 41 year old Hiram Carson Lewis, an attorney and former congressional candidate accused of shooting 55 year old Steven Bogart in the leg on June 13th. Police charged Lewis with malicious wounding and wanton endangerment involving a firearm. Lewis, a Morgantown lawyer, ran as a Republican for U.S. Senate in 2006 and for state attorney general in 2004 and 2008. The Office of Disciplinary Counsel filed a petition June 19 th seeking the immediate suspension of Lewis' license. An August 7th hearing had been scheduled to hear arguments on the matter. Clay County Magistrate Jeffery Boggs found probable cause last week to send the case to a grand jury. The Clay County grand jury is expected to meet sometime in July. Lewis was released Tuesday from Central Regional Jail on $70,000 full-surety bond.
