Etowah county sheriffs office

Many Alabama sheriffs claim that the use of "excess" funding to feed inmates is legal under a state law Alabama passed before World War II. However, in a number of large counties in the state such as Jefferson and Montgomery, any money not used in feeding inmates is turned over to county government, the report said. … [Read more...] about Alabama Sheriff Accused of Keeping $750K in Gov’t Funding Loses Re-election

Johnson provided HuffPost with a Gadsden Fire Department report dated March 21, 2018, where an investigator noted that a wall-mounted space heater could “not be ruled in or out” as starting the fire “without further scientific testing.” Nor could the investigator rule out “the possibility of an intentionally set fire.” As a result, the investigator said, the fire was classified as “undetermined in nature.” No charges were brought, according to AL.com.  … [Read more...] about Sheriff Who Once Endorsed Roy Moore Accused Of Having Sex With Underage Girls

A federal judge in 2009 held Morgan County Sheriff Greg Bartlett in contempt of court for failing to feed inmates properly. He had made $212,000 over three years off excess food funds. Etowah County Sheriff Todd Entrekin, who lost re-election, released tax forms showing he made a profit of $672,392 from the jail kitchen in 2015 and 2016. … [Read more...] about Alabama Governor: Sheriffs Shouldn’t Pocket Jail Food Money

AL.com had reported in March that Entrekin was able to pocket more than $750,000 over a three-year period thanks to a state law that allows sheriffs to “keep and retain” leftover prisoner meal money. Many sheriffs in the state have interpreted the law to allow them to personally keep leftover funds rather than turn the money over to their respective counties. … [Read more...] about Alabama sheriff who pocketed $750K in inmate food money thanks to state law loses in primary

Etowah County Sheriff Todd Entrekin lost his bid for re-election months after a report from AL.com about his beach house purchase. The sheriff did not deny that he and his wife, Karen, own about $1.7 million in real estate, including the beach home with a built-in-pool worth about $740,000 and a two-story home in Orange Beach worth about $200,900. Entrekin’s annual salary is $93,178.80, AL.com reported. … [Read more...] about Alabama sheriff who bought beach house after pocketing $750G from inmate food fund gets voted out