Not entirely certain why you can run if you have a trial pending with the potential of a prison term. If he was to be elected (and I'm not saying that he will, the only chance would be by default from all others backing out) and were to lose the trial and go to jail, what would have been the point in electing him? I don't believe people with so much uncertainty surrounding them should be able to run. If such individuals are able to run, the individual becomes a distraction from real issues that must be discussed during the election.
Someone needs to lock this guy in a cell and throw away the key.