Four years after facing nearly two dozen criminal charges, former Marion County Sheriff’s Office Deputy David Ur has officially had his record expunged. Circuit Judge Peter Brigham recently signed an order expunging the record of Ur’s arrest, which had included two counts of official misconduct and 18 counts of false official statements.
The legal battle has taken a significant financial and emotional toll on Ur and his family. Defending himself against the charges cost Ur $205,000 in legal fees, he said, forcing he and his wife to borrow money from both of their parents to stay afloat.
There is a pending lawsuit by Ur against MCSO Sheriff Billy Woods and two deputies individually seeking monetary damages for claims Ur was unjustly retaliated against after complaining about treatment by his superior, targeted for his race and was falsely arrested and imprisoned in violation of his 14th Amendment right…