After former Marion County Sheriff Chris Blair dropped out of the race for sheriff in July following charges of perjury and official misconduct, the remaining two candidates say they hope to put the agency back on the right path.
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Marion County voters came out to the polls in the primary race for sheriff, after former sheriff Chris Blair was removed from office in May. Billy Woods won the Republican primary nomination and Dennis McFatten won the Democratic primary nomination.
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Alachua County voters’ ballots will include races for: sheriff, supervisor of elections, county commission and school board.
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Former Marion County Sheriff Chris Blair drop his bid for re-election in exchange for dropped charges from the State Attorney's Office.
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Blair filed paperwork late Monday to waive his arraignment hearing scheduled for Tuesday.
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Marion County Interim Sheriff, Emery Gainey, discusses the grand jury findings on former sheriff Chris Blair's leadership and operations throughout the Marion County Sheriff's Office.
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The State Attorney’s Office for the Fifth Judicial District on Friday indicted Marion County Sheriff Chris Blair for two counts of perjury in an official proceeding and one count of official misconduct. The perjury charges relate to the case of Dustin Heathman, who was convicted in December for the 2014 attempted …
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The Marion County Sheriff's Office is reinstating the department’s Terror Intelligence and Counterterrorism Unit to prevent domestic and international terrorist threats. According to Sheriff Chris Blair, "nearly 300 terrorist threats since 9/11."
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