Commissioner Pleads Guilty to Phone Theft

Benton County Commissioner Will McKay pleaded guilty to two misdemeanors after grabbing a phone from another driver to delete a video, avoiding a felony theft charge in a plea deal. Sentenced to 60 hours of community service—most already completed—he must stay out of trouble for a year, sparing his elected position. The victim, present but silent in court, avoided escalation; McKay admitted he wouldn’t have acted if he knew it was illegal. A witness said McKay returned the phone only after being threatened to call police. Judges from another county handled the case due to conflict of interest, and now McKay’s record is clean. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/f380ab1598383991