Crime

Sheriff indicted after allegedly plotting to kill his deputy

By Tim Pearce
Published September 18, 2019 1:05am ET
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Sheriff indicted after allegedly plotting to kill his deputy
A North Carolina sheriff has been indicted for plotting to kill one of his deputies for possessing a recording of the sheriff using “racially insensitive language.” A grand jury brought two charges of obstruction of justice against Granville County Sheriff Brindell Wilkins on Monday for allegedly advising a man on how to kill Deputy Joshua […]

A North Carolina sheriff has been indicted for plotting to kill one of his deputies for possessing a recording of the sheriff using “racially insensitive language.”

A grand jury brought two charges of obstruction of justice against Granville County Sheriff Brindell Wilkins on Monday for allegedly advising a man on how to kill Deputy Joshua Freeman and for not arresting the man he conspired with.

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