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Jails
Former NC jail guard now faces felony assault charge in scrap with inmate
Grand jury indicted former Cherokee jail guard on two misdemeanor counts in December. Another grand jury has replaced those charges with a single felony.…more
Sheriff accuses fired chief deputy of cellphone misuse
Sheriff who fired his chief deputy last week as SBI probe of administration continues, now says the termination was due to misuse of a county cellphone.…more
Sheriff fires chief deputy as SBI probe of jail continues
Cherokee sheriff fires chief deputy, who used up weeks of comp time after sheriff fired his wife in December. Sheriff blames ‘unforeseen circumstances.’…more
Sheriff and former lieutenant at odds over different versions of incident report
Cherokee sheriff says version of incident report may be fictitious. Lieutenant who created it says it’s real and documents an order he chose to disobey.…more
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