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Sheriff Ray Allen: Sheriff Ray Allen, who is Brandon and Blake’s father, has faced scrutiny for his leadership of the department​
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. Ray came into the office under unusual circumstances (he had been chief deputy under his wife, the previous sheriff) and later employed both of his sons as deputies, raising questions of nepotism​
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. He was sheriff during the above incidents – the 2015 profiling case (in which Ray’s department paid a settlement while Ray himself declined to comment​
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) and the 2022–2023 complaints about Brandon’s conduct. Community members have criticized the “Allen family” influence over the small department​
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. While Ray Allen was not personally accused of the on-the-ground misconduct, he faced public pressure for the department’s practices. For example, he received an HRC report condemning Blake’s actions​
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and a professional standards complaint after Brandon’s outbursts, indicating potential failure to supervise. Ray Allen has not been publicly disciplined by state authorities, but the pattern of incidents under his watch has drawn negative attention to his office.

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