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Granville County sheriff indicted, urged man to kill deputy
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Posted 10:24 p.m. yesterday
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OXFORD, N.C. — Granville County Sheriff Brindell Wilkins is accused of urging someone to kill a deputy he thought was about to his alleged use of racially offensive language.
Wilkins was indicted Monday on two counts of obstruction of justice, prompting county leaders to call an emergency meeting for Tuesday morning.
According to the grand jury indictment, Wilkins both withheld knowledge of a threat against Deputy Joshua Freeman and encouraged another person to "take care of it" saying, "the only way you gonna stop him is kill him."
TAKE CARE OF IT (p. 3)
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Wake County District Attorney Lorrin Freeman said Wilkins had been under investigation by the State Bureau of Investigation and the FBI for months. Wilkins appeared before a magistrate and was released on $20,000 unsecured bond. His first court date will be Oct. 9 at 9:30 a.m. in Granville County. By law, he can remain sheriff while his case plays out.
Wilkins has been sheriff since 2009 and was re-elected to a four-year term in 2018.
The charges date to August 2014, when, according to the indictment, Wilkins ignored a "a credible threat made by an individual known to the Sheriff to imminently kill Joshua Freeman at a certain place and time in Granville County."
FREEMAN HAD AUDIO (p. 3)
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Wilkins is accused of failing to warn Joshua Freeman or otherwise protect him from the threat. The indictment says that the person threatening Freeman even showed Wilkins the gun he planned to use and that Wilkins failed to take it away.
According to the indictment, Wilkins also "counseled the individual how to commit the murder," telling him not to talk and assuring him that Wilkins would not give him away to any investigation that followed.
A second investigation into allegations concerning the Granville County Sheriff’s Office’s accounting practices and controlled substance interdiction efforts is ongoing, Lorrin Freeman said.
Granville County District Attorney Mike Waters asked Lorrin Freeman to handle the case last November, saying he could become a witness in the case.
Granville County sheriff indicted, urged man to kill deputy :: WRAL.com
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Posted 10:24 p.m. yesterday
Updated 11 minutes ago
OXFORD, N.C. — Granville County Sheriff Brindell Wilkins is accused of urging someone to kill a deputy he thought was about to his alleged use of racially offensive language.
Wilkins was indicted Monday on two counts of obstruction of justice, prompting county leaders to call an emergency meeting for Tuesday morning.
According to the grand jury indictment, Wilkins both withheld knowledge of a threat against Deputy Joshua Freeman and encouraged another person to "take care of it" saying, "the only way you gonna stop him is kill him."
TAKE CARE OF IT (p. 3)
View entire document on DocumentCloud
Wake County District Attorney Lorrin Freeman said Wilkins had been under investigation by the State Bureau of Investigation and the FBI for months. Wilkins appeared before a magistrate and was released on $20,000 unsecured bond. His first court date will be Oct. 9 at 9:30 a.m. in Granville County. By law, he can remain sheriff while his case plays out.
Wilkins has been sheriff since 2009 and was re-elected to a four-year term in 2018.
The charges date to August 2014, when, according to the indictment, Wilkins ignored a "a credible threat made by an individual known to the Sheriff to imminently kill Joshua Freeman at a certain place and time in Granville County."
FREEMAN HAD AUDIO (p. 3)
View entire document on DocumentCloud
Wilkins is accused of failing to warn Joshua Freeman or otherwise protect him from the threat. The indictment says that the person threatening Freeman even showed Wilkins the gun he planned to use and that Wilkins failed to take it away.
According to the indictment, Wilkins also "counseled the individual how to commit the murder," telling him not to talk and assuring him that Wilkins would not give him away to any investigation that followed.
A second investigation into allegations concerning the Granville County Sheriff’s Office’s accounting practices and controlled substance interdiction efforts is ongoing, Lorrin Freeman said.
Granville County District Attorney Mike Waters asked Lorrin Freeman to handle the case last November, saying he could become a witness in the case.
Granville County sheriff indicted, urged man to kill deputy :: WRAL.com