Alabama sheriff impeached for corruption, neglect of duty
Rickey StokesViewed: 2690
Posted by: RStokes
Date: Jul 27 2016 3:36 PM
Alabama Supreme Court today impeached Sumter County Sheriff Tyrone Clark Sr., removing him from office for willful neglect of duty and corruption in office.
The justices unanimously found Clark guilty on the two charges after a trial that started Monday.
Gov. Robert Bentley will appoint his replacement.
Clark allowed an inmate with an extensive record of offenses to leave the jail without supervision, bring contraband into the jail and have sex with female visitors who were not searched or monitored, according to a report by Attorney General Luther Strange's office, which prosecuted Clark.
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