Sheriffs: Feds can't take away Utahns' 2nd Amendment rights

[jberryhill]

31. Sounds like you've been dipping into the wingnut sheriff theory well

http://www.fbi.gov/atlanta/press-releases/2013/former-murray-county-sheriffs-deputy-indicted-for-obstructing-civil-rights-investigation

ROME, GA—A former Murray County Sheriff’s deputy has been indicted by a federal grand jury for obstructing a pending civil rights investigation while he was still employed as a Sheriff’s deputy with Murray County. Joshua Lamar Greeson, 25, of Chatsworth, Georgia, will be arraigned today at 2 p.m., before United States Magistrate Judge Walter E. Johnson. The federal grand jury indicted Greeson on January 3, 2013.

http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2013/01/federal_prosecutors_sue_idaho.html

BOISE -- Federal prosecutors are suing the Jerome County Sheriff's Office over allegations the law enforcement agency intentionally refused to rehire a member of the Idaho Army National Guard.

U.S. Attorney Wendy Olson filed the lawsuit in federal court Monday on behalf of Mervin Jones.

The lawsuit accuses sheriff department administrators of terminating Jones while he was recovering from a knee injury suffered in 2004 while serving in Iraq and re-injuring in 2008 during weekend training exercises.

The lawsuit accuses the sheriff's office of violating the federal Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Jenne

Kenneth C. "Ken" Jenne II (born 1947), is a former Democratic member of the Florida State Senate and a former sheriff of Broward County, which encompasses Fort Lauderdale in southeastern Florida. Jenne resigned as sheriff in September 2007, after having pleaded guilty to federal tax evasion and mail fraud. On November 16, 2007, he was sentenced to a year and a day in federal prison.

http://www.midlandsconnect.com/news/story.aspx?id=849505#.UPsWGfK71D4

Goodwin is the third South Carolina sheriff to be indicted on criminal charges in less than three years. Former Lee County sheriff E.J. Melvin is serving 17 years in federal prison for drug conspiracy and racketeering, while former Saluda County Sheriff Jason Booth pleaded guilty to misconduct in office last year for using an inmate to build a party shed and other items on his land. Booth paid a $900 fine.


http://wpln.org/?p=6115

Sumner County sheriff J-D Vandercook and his brother Jerry were arrested by federal agents (today/yesterday) after fraud indictments were handed down by a grand jury.

http://bigstory.ap.org/article/wva-sheriff-indicted-federal-rights-charges

U.S. Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld announced in a news release Tuesday that Jefferson County Sheriff Robert Shirley is charged with one count of deprivation of rights under the color of law for allegedly assaulting and kicking a person on Dec. 27, 2010, in Berkeley County. Prosecutors said Shirley is also charged with falsifying records during a federal investigation of the incident.

http://www.semissourian.com/story/1754807.html

Former Carter County sheriff Tommy Adams will face federal charges in addition to state charges for alleged drug activity while he was sheriff.

Adams, 31, and former deputy Steffanie M. Kearbey, 23, were both indicted Thursday on federal weapons charges by a grand jury in Cape Girardeau, according to a news release from the federal prosecutor's office. Both Adams and Kearbey were indicted on three counts of possession of stolen firearms, one count of sale of a stolen firearm and one count of being an unlawful user of controlled substances in possession of firearms.

http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/nation/2008-10-24-2845829484_x.htm

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — A rural Virginia sheriff faces racketeering, conspiracy and other charges stemming from accusations that he took bribes in exchange for promising not to interfere with a cockfighting ring.

A 22-count indictment against Page County Sheriff Daniel W. Presgraves unsealed Thursday also accuses him of intimidating potential witnesses. The indictment alleges he sexually assaulted and harassed four female employees, harassed seven others and intimidated another.

Presgraves, 46, pleaded not guilty at a court appearance and was released on $50,000 bond. If convicted of all charges, he faces up to 304 years in prison.

U.S. Magistrate B. Waugh Crigler warned that he would not hesitate to throw Presgraves in jail if he violates an order not to carry out his duties as sheriff while the case is pending.

http://www.courierpress.com/news/2009/may/18/gallatin-county-ill-sheriff-arrested-federal-drug-/

SHAWNEETOWN, Ill. — The Gallatin County (Ill.) sheriff has been named in a five-count federal complaint alleging he conspired to distribute large quantities of marijuana. He was arrested without incident Monday afternoon at his office in Shawneetown.

Raymond M. Martin, 46, of Junction, Ill., faces three counts of distribution of marijuana and two counts of carrying a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime. Martin has served as Gallatin County sheriff since 1990.

http://www2.wkrg.com/news/2009/feb/27/arrest_warrant_issued_for_sheriffs_arrest-ar-2130445/

Okaloosa County Sheriff Arrested On Federal Charges

http://www.newschannel9.com/news/top-stories/stories/update-bledsoe-county-sheriff-arrested-3290.shtml

Update: Bledsoe County Sheriff Arrested

http://www.theitem.com/news/article_f933353a-554b-11df-b57b-001cc4c03286.html

Lee County sheriff arrested on federal drug charges

Lee County Sheriff E.J. Melvin was arrested Saturday morning by FBI and State Law Enforcement Division agents and taken into custody along with six others on federal drug charges.

http://www.thenewsstar.com/article/20120225/NEWS01/202250316/Sheriff-Toney-arrested

Ouachita Parish Sheriff Royce Toney has been ordered to take a leave of absence after being arrested Friday morning on charges of conspiracy, computer fraud, identity theft and obstruction.

http://www.newschannel5.com/global/story.asp?s=6019343

Williamson County Sheriff Ricky Headley and Glenn Brooks, owner of Brooks Pharmacy, were arrested Wednesday in connection with an investigation into illegal dispensing of prescription drugs, according to the TBI and Metro Police.