In January 2014, then-Sheriff Mark Wayne Shumate knowingly went hunting with a convicted felon, who was prohibited from possessing firearms. Shumate pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting a felon in possession of a firearm and was sentenced to three years of probation in July 2014. ([justice.gov](https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdla/pr/former-east-carroll-parish-sheriff-sentenced-three-years-probation?utm_source=openai))
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