Action News 5 on MSN: Shelby County sheriff candidates split on need for new jail

Shelby County sheriff candidates are divided on whether to build a new jail, with some calling for a feasibility study and others prioritizing repairs and staffing at the current facility.

Shelby County Sheriff Dean Kimpel was arrested Wednesday morning on a charge of sexual battery by deputies on his own staff. Sheriff Kimpel was escorted from the Shelby County Jail to the Auglaize ...

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After nearly a month in the hospital, an inmate of the Shelby County women's jail, referred to as Jail East, has died, the Shelby County Sheriff's Office confirmed. Tiffany Dukes, 45, was brought to ...

A man is suing after the Shelby County Jail staff allegedly took him off his medication for treating opioid addiction. Brandon Glass filed a federal suit earlier this week against Denver McCool, ...

SHELBY COUNTY, Tenn. — Records show a man who investigators said led Tennessee troopers on a chase and caused a 10-car pileup on the interstate near Shelby Farms earlier this week has been booked into ...

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ABC 33/40: A look inside the Shelby County sheriff race ahead of the primary

Two candidates will be running for Shelby County Sheriff: incumbent Sheriff John Samaniego and Kenneth Bailey. Bailey has a career in law enforcement and the mi ...

A look inside the Shelby County sheriff race ahead of the primary

The Shelby County primary election is just under three months away, and Shelby County voters have more than 100 names to sift through. Among the most-crowded races is the race for Shelby County ...