Mark Brave felony case headed for trial after collapse of criminal mediation effort

The former sheriff of Strafford County, New Hampshire's first black sheriff, is headed to trial on eight felony counts that could put him behind bars for decades.Mark Brave, of Tewksbury, Mass., was indicted last year on eight felonies.After an earlier failure to reach a plea deal stalled, the case was given over to criminal mediation, which is where a retired judge sits down with the two sides to try to resolve their differences.Brave had a deadline of Friday to respond, but failed to do so pav...