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Michael Headley – Doddridge County Sheriff’s Office

Written by CBKN76

In December 2018, Sheriff Michael Headley purchased pistols and firearm accessories using county funds and falsified the receipt to conceal the purchases. He resigned in November 2021 and was charged in December 2021. In November 2022, Headley was sentenced to three months in jail as part of a three-year probationary term for falsifying accounts, with a potential 1-10 year prison term if probation is violated.

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