Sheriff Mat King Deposition

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"When asked why he didn't call me to tell me that one of our deputies got arrested, he told me it was a conflict of interest."

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"Was he wrong? Yes."

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"If Scott's already picked his date for retirement, we don't need to proceed with this internal investigation."

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"Therefore, we wouldn't have to continue with the investigation."

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"He deliberately withheld information from myself and admitted so."

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"The first thing I said, he deliberately refused to tell me information of something that was going on in our department."

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"And Jones did not conduct the arrest himself, correct? Correct."

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"Was this appropriate? No."

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"It was against the direction he had been given."