Two Fayette County Sheriff’s deputies pleaded not guilty Friday in a theft case against the pair as well as another deputy.
Deputy Merle McDaniel is charged with two counts of theft by unlawful taking, former deputy Bill Beers is charged with two counts of theft by failure to make required disposition-felony and one count of theft by failure to make required disposition-misdemeanor. Another current deputy, Chris Tudor, has been charged with second-degree official misconduct relating to his duties at the Office of the Sheriff.
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McDaniel and Beers made their pleas during a court appearance Friday.
“It is with tremendous disappointment that I must announce to you that our investigators have charged three individuals with violations of state law,” said Sheriff Kathy Witt during a Thursday afternoon news conference.
After reports of missing evidence were investigated, it is alleged that McDaniel and Beers, both of whom had over 15 years experience in the Sheriff’s office, took firearms from evidence and sold them to pawn shops.
