A former Guilford County detention officer has been charged with 20 felony counts of forgery after investigators say he forged magistrates’ signatures on court documents that could be used to keep inmates in jail for up to an additional 48 hours while waiting for federal immigration officers.
The Guilford County Sheriff’s Office announced that 40-year-old Michael Shaun Diehl Jr. had been fired and arrested following an investigation that began on Friday, Sept. 11.
According to Sheriff Danny Rogers, the Guilford County Magistrate’s Office contacted the Sheriff’s Office at about 8 a.m. Friday after discovering what appeared to be a forged magistrate’s signature on a court document submitted by Diehl…