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Missouri Sheriff Who Vowed to Clean Up Crime Faces Criminal Charges, Lawsuits

Loaded on Dec. 7, 2018 by R. Bailey published in Prison Legal News December, 2018, page 58
Filed under: Police Misconduct, Criminal Prosecution, Crime. Location: Missouri.

by R. Bailey

In March 2018, a federal grand jury returned an 11-count indictment against Mississippi County, Missouri Sheriff Cory Hutcheson. Hutcheson, 34, already faced robbery charges as well as a wrongful death suit filed by the mother of a prisoner who died at the county lockup.

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