HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) — A man who served as Police Chief of Evansville and as Vanderburgh County Sheriff has died.
According to his obituary, Ray Hamner died last week at his home. His funeral services were held on Thursday, which would have been his 86th birthday.
Hamner was police chief for much of the 1980s and sheriff for much of the 1990s. However, he ran into legal trouble shortly after leaving the sheriff’s office when cash used for undercover drug buys turned up missing…