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Sheriff asks, and court approves, sale of seized weapons to Athens Pawnshop
Summary
Henderson County sheriff told the court a local pawnshop offered $3,000 for weapons awarded to the sheriff's office; court approved sale and funds to return to seizure account.
Henderson County commissioners approved a sheriff’s office request to sell listed seized weapons to Athens Pawnshop after the sheriff advised the items were no longer needed for law enforcement operations.
The sheriff told the court the office had contacted three local pawn shops and received one response offering $3,000 for the weapons, which he described as being in good condition. "We got one response back, basically saying that they would agree to pay $3,000 for these weapons," the sheriff said. He said proceeds would be deposited in the seizure account and could be used to reimburse prior seizure-related expenditures.
The request was moved and seconded, and the court approved the sale. The sheriff said the sale would remove the items from the armory and evidence list and that previous practice included trades or other disposition methods when appropriate.
No further conditions or vote tally were placed on the record beyond the motion and approval.
Ending: The sheriff thanked the court; staff will process the authorization to sell and record the deposit to the seizure account.
