Convicted criminal, running for sheriff.

[henktermaat]

In North Carolina:
http://www.ncgunowners.com/forum/Thread-Convicted-Criminal-Hege-running-for-sheriff-in-2010

The fact Hege is a convicted felon prohibits him from carrying a firearm, but state law does not prohibit a convicted felon from serving as sheriff.​

Let me guess, this one convict would be allowed to carry...

 

[SSGSAD]

Remember when the 'domestic violence', law was put through, I do not know how many LEO's lost their jobs, because they had plead guilty to a 'lesser' offense, BEFORE, this law was passed, but when it passed, it grandfathered, all those past misdemeanors, battery, whatever, and now you are convicted of 'domestic violence'. Anyway I do not know about N.C. law, but in Ind. as far as I know, if you can;t carry a gun, you can't be an LEO. Since the Sherriff is a LEO, how can a felon serve ?????

 

[theweakerbrother]

He may be allowed but he certainly wouldn't be the ONLY felon carrying.

 

[AFA1CY]

Some how "Sheriff Without a Gun" comes to mind.

 

[rambone]

He may have a hard time convincing voters, but if he is a free citizen then he has the freedom to try his hand at elected office.

 

[henktermaat]

He may be allowed but he certainly wouldn't be the ONLY felon carrying.

Yeah... true

 

[Denny347]

In Indiana, a Sheriff does not even need to be a certified officer or have one ounce of prior police experience.

 

[henktermaat]

In Indiana, a Sheriff does not even need to be a certified officer or have one ounce of prior police experience.

I wonder- Can he have a felony conviction in his past?

 

[JBusch8899]

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[Scutter01]

He may have a hard time convincing voters, but if he is a free citizen then he has the freedom to try his hand at elected office.

QFT

Worked for Marion Barry.

 

[rambone]

Any idea what his crime was?

If you can get a felony for throwing a snowball at a car, I'd say it all depends on the crime.

 

[Timjoebillybob]

Any idea what his crime was?

If you can get a felony for throwing a snowball at a car, I'd say it all depends on the crime.

It's wikipedia so take it for what you will.
Gerald Hege - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

As years passed, charges of nepotism, financial irregularities, and mismanagement began to surface. On September 15, 2003, Hege was charged with 15 felonies and suspended from office. The charges were five counts of embezzlement by a public officer, five counts of obtaining property by false pretenses, two counts of obstruction of justice, one count of endeavoring to intercept oral communication, one count of aiding and abetting to endeavor to intercept oral communication and one count of aiding and abetting to obtain property by false pretenses.

 

[kludge]

Let me guess, this one convict would be allowed to carry...

Yup. A Sheriff is one of the special people excepted in IC 35-47-2.

Still can't buy one though... And it would be a felony for anyone to knowingly give/sell him one, or for him to solicit to purchase one... so there's hope... wait...

d@#$... there's an exception for LEOs in IC 35-47-2.5.