Georgia Gov. Kemp suspends Towns County Sheriff Kenneth Henderson for second time amid new misconduct allegations
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Brendan Keefe
8d ago· 4 min readenNews
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Georgia Governor Brian Kemp has suspended Towns County Sheriff Kenneth Henderson for a second time, issuing a new 60-day executive order based on fresh allegations of misconduct. Henderson was initially suspended in 2023 following an investigation prompted by an Atlanta News First Investigates report and a referral from the Georgia Sheriffs' Association. The sheriff is currently awaiting trial on a felony indictment.
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Henderson was suspended last year following the first investigation of the elected sheriff, which was launched as a direct result of an Atlanta News First Investigates report.
The Georgia Sheriffs' Association had sent Kemp a link to that story when calling for the initial investigation.
Henderson is currently awaiting trial on a felony indictment.
Towns County Sheriff Kenneth Henderson was suspended after an Atlanta News First Investigates report.
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