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Statement from James C. Wrenn, Jr., Granville County Attorney:
Today I filed a petition to remove Sheriff Brindell B. Wilkins, Jr. as Sheriff of Granville County.
Immediately following the filing of the petition, a consent order was entered with the consent of Sheriff Wilkins and his counsel suspending him from office and staying further action on the petition for removal pending the disposition of the criminal charges contained in the indictments against him.
Until the appointment by the Granville County Board of Commissioners of some person to fill the temporary vacancy created by the suspension, Chief Deputy Sherwood Boyd shall perform all the duties of the sheriff.
Statement from Thomas C. Manning, Manning Law Firm PLLC, Attorney for Sheriff Brindell Wilkins:
Granville County Sheriff Brindell Wilkins has consented to a court order suspending him from his duties pending resolution of charges contained in two indictments.
Wake County District Attorney Lorrin Freeman is prosecuting the cases, having agreed to undertake the investigation when Granville County District Attorney Michael Waters had to step aside from the investigation due to a conflict of interest.
Sheriff Wilkins denies the allegations of wrongdoing and has agreed to the suspension while he prepares for trial.
A Granville County jury will hear and decide the case. Sheriff Wilkins looks forward to exoneration and resumption of his duties. In the meantime, he will prepare for trial and farm.
For more information on Sheriff Wilkin’s indictments, please click the WIZS post below: