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| Sheriff Robert L. Rogers, Jr. |
Lubbock, Texas
Winkler County Sheriff Robert L. Roberts Jr., who was accused of retaliating against two nurses who made ethics complaints against a doctor, is heading to court tomorrow.
The doctor was reportedly a friend of the sheriff.
Roberts is facing two counts each of misuse of official information and retaliation, both are felonies and official oppression, a misdemeanor.
If convicted, he could be sentenced up to 10 years in prison.
The two nurses Roberts is accused of retaliating against also faced misuse of official information. Charges were dropped against one of the nurses, Vickilyn Galle, and the other, Anne Mitchell, was acquitted in February 2010.
Another county official and the doctor also face charges for allegedly retaliating against the nurses.
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