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Greeley Replaces Newest City Council Member

GREELEY, Colo. (CBS4) - Greeley replaced its newest city council member on Tuesday.

A judge ruled that Eddie Mirick cannot serve because he has a felony conviction on his record.

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Eddie Mirick (credit: CBS)

Mirick was replaced with Stacy Suniga who had run against him in the November 2017 election.

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Stacy Suniga (credit: Greeley)

Mirick says he did not disclose to voters that he accepted a plea to felony forgery 40 years ago in California because the charge was supposed to be downgraded to a misdemeanor.

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Eddie Mirick (credit: CBS)

A judge said that there is no evidence that the charge was downgraded.

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