Exposing the Corruption of the "Family Values" Party
James Wagner was once the Sheriff of Dakota County, Nebraska. He was arrested on October 30th for child abuse and possessing child sexual abuse material.
Dustin Weir is the Sheriff of Somerset County, Pennsylvania. He began as a deputy in 2001 and became sheriff in 2021 after the death of the previous sheriff. All across the country, law enforcement officers are encouraged to participate in the “Shop With a Cop” program that provides back-to-school clothes and supplies or Christmas gifts to low-income children. Weir is accused of lewd behavior with the 15-year-old girl who was operating the photo booth at the event. He’s been charged with corruption of a minor.
Adam King is the Sheriff of Johnson County, Texas. He recently went to court to be allowed to return to work in spite of his four criminal indictments for sexual harassment, retaliation, and now, perjury for lying to a grand jury. The investigation is in the hands of the Texas Rangers so his own deputies are not put in the awful position of having to investigate their boss.
Derek Scott Finkbeiner was the Sheriff of Hot Springs County in Arkansas. While sheriff, Finkbeiner warned a local drug dealer that federal investigators were investigating the dealer, even pointing out where they had placed a surveillance camera. He is also alleged to have smoked meth while in uniform. He was also accused of coercing an informant to smoke meth and perform sex acts on him. He was arrested by the FBI in November, 2023. He remained in office during the ongoing investigation against him.
Jamey Noel was the Sheriff of Clark County, Indiana and is the Chairman of the Clark County Republican Party. He also was linked to the Oath Keepers in an Anti-Defamation League database, but he denies the association. He was term limited and did not run for re-election in 2022. He was replaced by another Republican, one of his deputies. While he was sheriff, 28 women allege they were sexually assaulted in the county jail.
Kristopher Coody is the Sheriff of Bleckley County, Georgia. In January 2022, while attending a Georgia Sheriff’s Association conference, he allegedly groped a woman’s breast without her consent. This took place at the bar in the hotel where the conference was held. He is charged with sexual battery. He admitted he did it.
Jack Strain was the Sheriff of St. Tammany Parish in Louisiana. He was elected in 1995 as a Democrat but switched to the GOP in 2003. In 2015, he was defeated in an election for his sixth term. He was accused of raping four boys. There were five victims. He was convicted two counts of aggravated incest, four counts of aggravated rape, misconduct with a child, and sexual battery. Other victims contacted the prosecutor but were not needed for the trial. Strain asked judge to set aside the conviction, but that did not happen. He was sentenced to four life sentences with no parole.
Edward Bullock was the Sheriff of Warren County, New Jersey from 1982 to 1991. He was caught in a sex sting, pled guilty to official misconduct, and served nine months in jail. He raped young boys while they were in county custody, including in transit to the jail, at the county detention center, and the shelter for children whose parents may have been negligent or absent.
Robert Anderson Strickland was a Sheriff in South Carolina. He was accused of punching a woman in the face with a closed fist more than once, taking away her cell phone so she could not call for help or for medical assistance. He’s also accused of damaging her car when she tried to flee.
R. A. Strickland or Andy Strickland was the Republican sheriff of Colleton County, South Carolina, was charged with domestic violence after punching a family member in the face several times. A year later, he was charged with more than a dozen offenses including official misconduct, using his position for financial gain and sex, use of public fund to influence an election, distribution of drugs, and embezzlement.