Scott County Sheriff Wes Drury responds to issue involving deputy
Saturday, June 23, 2018 ~ Updated 9:58 PM
Scott County Sheriff Wes Drury posted a fierce rebuttal online late Friday afternoon to a Southeast Missourian story about a deputy accused of stalking a woman. He accused the newspaper of several inaccuracies and accused the woman of grossly exaggerating the frequency of the times the deputy passed by her house. Furthermore, he said the department conducted a background check before hiring the officer.
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