Charges dropped against N.C. sheriff
LINCOLNTON (AP) — Prosecutors have dropped the charges against a sheriff who was accused of being involved in sidetracking an impaired driving arrest of a local doctor.
Multiple media outlets reported that prosecutors told the judge today they needed more time to prepare their case against Lincoln County Sheriff Tim Daugherty. He had been charged with two felony counts of obstruction of justice and a misdemeanor of making a false report to another officer. The judge refused to delay the case so they dropped the charges.
The State Bureau of Investigation reported Daugherty gave conflicting statements and evidence about learning his former chief deputy helped a local doctor avoid a DWI charge in 2007.
The former chief deputy was convicted of misdemeanor obstruction of justice and fired.
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