West Virginia sheriff resigns over weapons allegations at school event

A West Virginia sheriff accused of bringing weapons to a center and highschool career-day occasion and permitting one scholar to purpose a firearm resigned Friday.

Sheriff Warren Basnett didn’t give a purpose for stepping away from the place in his resignation letter, in accordance with a number of information shops.

Calhoun County Clerk Jean Simers stated she acquired the resignation letter from Basnett and referred additional inquiries to Prosecutor Nigel Jeffries. Jeffries didn’t instantly return a phone message.

The sheriff’s workplace introduced the weapons to the March 31 occasion at Calhoun County Center/Excessive College and put them on a show desk, in accordance with information shops. Jeffries stated one scholar aimed and pretended to shoot one of many weapons below Basnett’s supervision.

Jeffries stated he mentioned points involving Basnett on Tuesday with the Calhoun County Fee, together with the profession day occasion. Basnett didn’t attend the assembly.

Additionally they mentioned instances when there weren’t licensed deputies within the sheriff’s workplace, improperly documented courtroom orders, alleged civil service rule violations and the posting of a newspaper commercial a couple of silent public sale providing used police cruisers.