Petition to remove Mecklenburg County sheriff dismissed

Mecklenburg County Sheriff Garry McFadden earned a win in court Thursday after Judge R Stuart Albright dismissed a removal petition filed by State Representative Carla Cunningham and four former Mecklenburg County sheriff employees.

“I welcome the process and now I have to go and work in my office,” McFadden said after the dismissal.

Cunningham and the former employees are alleging threats, retaliation, misconduct and abuse by Sheriff McFadden. The group aimed to remove McFadden from his position as sheriff. But the dismissal had nothing to do with the claims and everything to do with how they were filed…

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