Sheriff's Office case becomes personal
One reader opined at a recent gathering: “I enjoy reading your column, but you lost me with that sheriff stuff.”
My columns on the issues plaguing Mineral County’s law enforcement and prosecution folks were the result of my curiosity as a former attorney. I understood what led to the court case regarding the release of so-called Brady information (information about law enforcement witnesses that might aid the defense) and the hiring of qualified deputies. It is ironic that the problems were born during the prior administrations of both the sheriff and county attorney offices.
I have had trouble shaking the case though. I worried that victims may not be receiving the justice they deserved because of the animosity. No doubt the court cases have cost the county money. But trying to decide whether it was a good thing or a bad thing, and, if so, who is at fault, would prove to be a fool’s errand.
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