Reply #1: he'll get his in the long run... we had a sheriff like that [View All]

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Sheriff Hege, in Davidson County NC.

He got his own tv show too for awhile, he painted the jail cells pepto bismol pink.

From wikipedia article about Hege:

Ostensibly to raise money for charity, Hege created a line of merchandise centered on his public persona. Hege merchandise items included posters, die-cast "spider cars," action figures, coffee mugs and barbecue sauce. All revenue from this merchandise and his TV appearances was donated to charity.

As years passed, charges of nepotism, financial irregularities, and mismanagement began to surface. On September 15th, 2003, Hege was charged with 15 felonies and suspended from office. The charges were five counts of embezzlement by a public officer, five counts of obtaining property by false pretenses, two counts of obstruction of justice, one count of endeavoring to intercept oral communication, one count of aiding and abetting to endeavor to intercept oral communication and one count of aiding and abetting to obtain property by false pretenses.

Despite Hege's "No Deals" slogan, he eventually accepted a plea agreement.

Hege remains a very controversial figure since his departure from office. One of Hege's sons (Gerald Hege, Jr.) ran for the office of Sheriff of Davidson County, but was defeated in the May, 2006 Republican primary.

The former sheriff Gerald Hege had 3 years of probation, which ended on May 17, 2007 at 12:00 AM. He is now allowed to leave Davidson County and run for public office.

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