Etowah county sheriffs

AL.com’s report noted that Entrekin and wife Karen in September purchased a house for $740,000 in an upscale section of Orange Beach, Florida, and Etowah County residents questioned how a sheriff could purchases such as house on a five-figure annual salary. … [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

AL.com reported in March that Entrekin had kept more $750,000 of the food budget of the Etowah County jail he oversaw. According to AL.com, Entrekin kept a personal account he called his “Food Provision” fund that contained money allocated by federal, state and municipal governments to feed the jail’s inmates. … [Read more...] about Alabama Sheriff Who Pocketed $750,000 From Jail Food Budget Loses GOP Primary

"For decades some Alabama sheriffs have abused the public trust by placing personal profit over meeting the basic human needs of people in their care," said Frank Knaack, executive director of Alabama Appleseed. "We thank Governor Ivey for taking the first step to rein in this abuse and urge Alabama legislators to heed her call to end this for good." … [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