Former Barbour County sheriff arrested by attorney general’s office
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Date: Sep 29 2020 2:11 PM
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - A former Alabama sheriff has been arrested and charged with two felonies for allegedly using his office for personal gain, according to Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall’s office.
The AG’s office confirmed Tuesday the arrest of previous Barbour County Sheriff Leroy Upshaw. The former lawman turned himself in Monday and was later released on bond.
Upshaw, 49, left the county’s top law enforcement job in Jan. 2019 after being defeated in a primary for re-election.
Two charges were brought against him by the AG’s Special Prosecutions Division. Those include the ex-sheriff allegedly taking more than $85,000 from multiple accounts that belong to the sheriff’s office.
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