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Community watch teams join Cherokee County sheriff

Over the past several weeks, the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office has made several appearances at local community watch group ...
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Prosecutors seek death penalty for escaped Cherokee County inmate charged in officer death

Kelvin Wayne Simmons, 48, was indicted Oct. 7 on eight federal charges after law enforcement say he shot and killed a Cherokee County detention officer while escaping custody. Meanwhile, his state ...
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Cherokee County corrections officer accused of providing prohibited substance to inmate

A former Cherokee County corrections officer has been arrested after she was accused of bringing prohibited substances into a correctional facility. According to Cherokee County Sheriff's Office, ...
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Oklahoma sheriff and deputies resign after refusing to reopen jail over safety fears

A sheriff in Oklahoma, five of her deputies and several other staff members resigned this week in protest of a judge’s order to reopen a county jail that they had deemed unsafe. Oklahoma sheriff and ...