Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008
Sheriff Hedges will not face charges on eavesdropping allegations
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closeAfter nearly a year of investigating Sheriff Pat Hedges on eavesdropping allegations, the state attorney general will not press criminal charges, local officials learned Wednesday.
The decision came after a 10-month investigation by state officials, 15 interviews, a review of numerous documents and a review of the taped incident in question.
“They’re not filing any criminal charges and it’s because there’s insufficient evidence,” said Chief Deputy District Attorney Jerret Gran, who was informed of the decision Wednesday in a letter from the Attorney General’s Office dated Tuesday.
The District Attorney’s Office and the state do not plan to take any further action regarding the taping.
Local prosecutors referred the matter to the state in August 2007 to avoid a potential conflict of interest after they learned that the sheriff had secretly recorded a conversation between former Chief Deputy Gary Hoving and a subordinate.
Hoving filed a claim Sept. 7, 2007, against the county followed by a federal lawsuit alleging the sheriff had violated his civil rights during the taping on Oct. 13, 2006. The federal lawsuit is pending.
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