Kansas
Southwest Kansas county votes to recall sheriff
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WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Voters in a southwest Kansas County have decided to remove their sheriff from office.
On Tuesday, Morton County residents voted 311-206 to recall Sheriff Thad Earls.
The sheriff came under heavy criticism from the Board of County Commissioners and the county attorney, who accused him of everything from mishandling evidence to falsifying employee time sheets.
In a letter posted on Facebook, the commissioners said 12 grams of methamphetamine went missing “under Mr. Earls’ watch.”
The sheriff denied any wrongdoing. He said that the officer who mishandled the meth was fired and that all county departments have incorrect time sheets, which are “revised all the time.”
Last month, the Kansas Bureau of Investigation told KSN that it was looking into the allegations.
The results of the election will be certified on Monday. Earls will leave his office the next day, under state law.
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