Day: February 14, 2008
Government defends Medford trial date, asserts other sheriffs involved
Federal prosecutors filed a motion Feb. 11 to set the trial of former Buncombe County Sheriff Bobby Medford and three of his deputies on corruption charges for March 25. The full text can be read here.
Bobby Medford trial date motion
In this document, federal prosecutors defend the date of March 25 for the Bobby Medford trial, asserting that a roomful of evidence and an out-of-town judge necessitate a later date than usual. They also claim to have evidence that other WNC sheriffs were involved in the alleged ring of corruption surrounding illegal video poker machines. … Read more
