The Ellis County Press: Maypearl Shooting questioned

Maypearl Shooting questioned
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Editor on 12/29/2008 09:50:00


MEGAN GRAY AND JOEY DAUBEN
The Ellis County Press
WAXAHACHIE - Chief Deputy Charles Sullins' abrupt resignation as retiring
Sheriff Ray Stewart's right-hand man has embroiled the sheriff's office in more
controversy.
Sullins, a longtime top administrator who served for more than two decades,
could not be reached for comment on his resignation, but sources inside the ECSO
said he "didn't like" how incoming Sheriff-elect Johnny Brown informed several
deputies they would not be coming back.
Brown, elected in a March primary run-off over James Ledbetter and later on Nov
4 against a write-in candidate, informed the employees they would not be
re-hired.
A recent shooting in Maypearl on Dec. 16 has opened questions about sheriff
deputies "shooting the wrong person," according to an ECSO source close to the
investigation that opened after an unidentified suspect died at a Dallas
hospital.
Stewart wasn't available for comment as of press time.