Sheriff Orders Investigation After Evidence Found At Deputy's Home After Eviction

  • Thursday, September 3, 2015
The HCSO Civil Process Department received a court order on Wednesday for a set-out (eviction) of an employee of the Sheriff’s Office at 7920 North Dent Road.
 
The property of the set-out belonged to a member of the HSCO. The owner of the property is also employed by the HCSO.
 
During the set-out, case information and packages, which also included an envelope containing a small amount of suspect of marijuana, were found and were collected by the HCSO and taken and secured in the evidence storage room until further review.
 Sheriff Hammond has instructed Internal Affairs to conduct an investigation concerning the property collected.
 
The set-out order has been executed and the property has been remanded back to the custody of the original owner.
 
Sheriff Hammond has been briefed on the situation and has asked for a full investigation. The decision of status of the employee has yet to be determined.
 
No further information will be released by the HCSO until the full IA investigation is complete.
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