Former jurist slammed with state prison term

Rita A. Arnold ordered to spend 16 to 32 months in jail  By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times Former Magisterial District Judge Rita A. Arnold received a 16- to 32-month state prison sentence Tuesday in Chester County Court. Stressing that “the oath we take to tell the truth” must mean something, a visiting judge issued an aggravating-range sentence to an embattled former...