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Montgomery County sheriff assigns himself to desk duty after controversial video
From February.
https://www.kark.com/news/state-news/montgomery-county-sheriff-assigns-himself-to-desk-duty-after-controversial-video/
(Video at link.)
Montgomery County sheriff assigns himself to desk duty after controversial video
Posted: Feb 14, 2022 / 07:21 PM CST
Updated: Feb 15, 2022 / 06:43 AM CST
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Ark. – Montgomery County Sheriff David White is taking a step back from his duties after a controversial video made headlines last week.
White sent a letter to Judge Sammy Jones and the Montgomery County Quorum Court stating that he is relinquishing his county vehicle and assigning himself to administrative duties after the release of a video that appeared to show an open beer can in his vehicle.
The video was shot by Travis Evans, who was being served papers by White. When Evans confronted White about the can, the sheriff can be heard repeatedly changing his story on why he had the open container in his possession.
In his letter to the quorum court, White continued to say that he was not “engaged in any wrong-doing” and had not done anything that “could be deemed a criminal violation. Still, he noted that the video “reflected negatively” on the sheriff’s department, its staff and the county as a whole.
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Posted: Feb 14, 2022 / 07:21 PM CST
Updated: Feb 15, 2022 / 06:43 AM CST
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Ark. – Montgomery County Sheriff David White is taking a step back from his duties after a controversial video made headlines last week.
White sent a letter to Judge Sammy Jones and the Montgomery County Quorum Court stating that he is relinquishing his county vehicle and assigning himself to administrative duties after the release of a video that appeared to show an open beer can in his vehicle.
The video was shot by Travis Evans, who was being served papers by White. When Evans confronted White about the can, the sheriff can be heard repeatedly changing his story on why he had the open container in his possession.
In his letter to the quorum court, White continued to say that he was not “engaged in any wrong-doing” and had not done anything that “could be deemed a criminal violation. Still, he noted that the video “reflected negatively” on the sheriff’s department, its staff and the county as a whole.
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