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Hege to run to reclaim Davidson sheriff's job

Friday, November 6, 2009

(Updated 8:04 am)

By High Point Enterprise

THOMASVILLE (MCT) — The "Vote for Hege" signs in front of 1,800 homes in Davidson County don't lie.

Former Davidson County Sheriff Gerald Hege confirmed Thursday he will run for sheriff in 2010 during an interview with The High Point Enterprise.

"I will be a conservative candidate, a conservative Republican, a candidate in 2010 for sheriff," Hege said, sitting outside a camper that is serving as his campaign headquarters on Lexington Avenue in Thomasville.

Earlier this year, signs supporting Hege's bid for another term started popping up in Davidson County. The once-controversial sheriff, who claimed in September he was "testing the waters" with the signs, said he would run for sheriff if he had 200 requests for campaign signs by Thanksgiving and then another 300 by Christmas.

According to the former sheriff, he currently has 1,800 signs that all have been requested in front of Davidson County homes, causing him to officially announce his candidacy. Hege, 60, resigned as sheriff in 2004 and pleaded guilty to two felony counts of obstruction of justice for attempting to cover up money missing from the vice narcotics unit of the sheriff's office. The former sheriff, who was elected in 1994, ended his probation in May 2007.

"The minute I resigned, under the circumstances I did, I knew right then that I am not a quitter," he said. "... I just loved the job. It was never about the prestige. It was about the fact that I really got to do something I love. I miss it. I just think that I am still good at it, and I want to go back."

After finishing his probation, Hege could vote and also run for sheriff again. He registered to vote as a Republican on Oct. 10, 2008.

Davidson County Sheriff David Grice, a Republican, said previously that he will run for sheriff in 2010. Hege and Grice would face off in a primary on May 4, 2010. Filing doesn't begin for sheriff until February.

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Interested

November 6, 2009 - 8:13 am EST

A man convicted of obstruction of justice in charge of one arm of our justice system? How obscene!

hgals01

November 6, 2009 - 8:47 am EST

The Triad and the Country is going Conservative!!! People have had enough since the last election occurred!!!

Bilbo

November 6, 2009 - 8:56 am EST

..so you want to boot out a Republican to put a criminal in....is that what conservatives are REALLY about???

just a thought

November 6, 2009 - 9:11 am EST

Proving again the being a conservative republican is CRIMINAL!

BigByrd

November 6, 2009 - 8:59 am EST

I'm just thankful I live in Guilford County. I hope my numerous friends and relatives in Davidson County, are not among the misguided voters who might vote for this CONVICTED criminal, and abuser of the Bill of Rights

MR.SOFTBALL27

November 6, 2009 - 9:23 am EST

This is a joke, if me or you tried to run for office after doing something like this we won't stand a chance! Don't let this idiot back in.

frosty62

November 6, 2009 - 10:22 am EST

I seem to remember there were other issues with the department at that time, there was a deputy that was trying to hire someone for a contract killing and there was the officers caught selling drugs that they had confiscated, does anybody remember the black widow painted on his car? and that show on TV?. I think that he may try to be sheriff again, but I feel confident that given all the bad he brought to that county not many would actualy consider voting for him. There are too many people that are not criminals that could do the job well. I can only wish the people of Davidson County good luck with this issue.

IGNTIUSJRI

November 7, 2009 - 5:04 pm EST

he is a sad sack of doo doo

Tiger62

November 15, 2009 - 10:27 pm EST

Wow...I think the good people of Davidson County deserve somebody else other than a man who makes a mockery of law and order...I mean come on,a convicted felon who obviously is high on the odor of his excess?
This man deserves to be locked in his own pink cell...vote for someone with integrity and character...Don Swink!

LibertyNJustice

November 20, 2009 - 7:17 am EST

As if the Republican party didn't have enough problems, now we have this knucklehead back trying to screw things up. Tiger62 is right, the citizens of Davidson County suffered enough and deserve a Sheriff who has character and is not A character. And let's not forget all of the para-military foolishness, the spider car, the stupid ptaches on the uniforms that said they were kickin a.