Illinois sheriff retiring in wake of his deputy’s murder arrest

Posted on AllSides August 10th, 2024
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- An Illinois sheriff who hired the deputy charged in the death of Sonya Massey announced Friday that he will retire, five weeks after the 36-year-old Black woman was fatally shot in her home. Sangamon County Sheriff Jack Campbell, who won the office in 2018, said politics stood in the way of his effectiveness as sheriff and suggested he and his family had received death threats. Campbell, a 30-year veteran of the department, had previously said he did "not intend to step down." "We must honor the life...

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