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There’s a new sheriff in Nowata county who’s hoping to clean up a department marred by controversy.
Nowata County Sheriff Kenny Freeman will be out of office by the end of the week. Freeman lost his election bid to Republican Terry Sue Barnett, who earned over 83-percent of the vote Tuesday.
The Nowata County Sheriff was arrested Wednesday on complaints of embezzlement.
The Nowata County Sheriff has been arrested by OSBI agents on a single count of embezzlement.
A Nowata County jailer faces charges after leading police on a foot chase for nearly four hours.
A former Nowata County sheriff says he’s seen too many problems in the six months since Sheriff Kenny Freeman took over. He told the county commission on Monday that he wants something done about it.
Allegations that a 911 dispatcher in Nowata County was sleeping on the job come after several 911 calls went unanswered this month and pictures were taken that appear to show a dispatcher asleep.
