CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — A woman who was fired by Mecklenburg County Sheriff Garry McFadden is speaking out claiming he abuses his power and retaliated against her because she wouldn’t “doctor” documents that are public record.
This all started with the former chief deputy resigning on Nov. 1, calling the sheriff’s office a “third world dictatorship.”
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Then old recordings resurfaced where McFadden is accused of using racially charged language, and then two workers were fired.
Back in March, Dr. Angelia Riggsbee was excited to take on her new role as director of business operations working for McFadden’s operation.
“He told me he was glad to have me that, you know, she’s going to be doing things her way, give her time to learn her job. She’s not the previous person. She’s going to be doing things her way,” said Riggsbee describing what the sheriff told her.
But soon after that, Riggsbee claims it was the sheriff’s way or the highway, and if she pushed back, the sheriff did too.