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Brown County officials review courthouse security after staff report threats
Summary
Sheriff Merchant and local judges briefed the Brown County Commission on courthouse security, citing past threats and incidents; commissioners asked for more information and agreed to schedule a follow-up.
Sheriff Merchant and two judges briefed the Brown County Commission on the courthouse's existing security measures and recent incidents, and commissioners asked staff for follow-up information and a future briefing.
The presentation, at the commission's regular meeting, laid out a series of incidents that county law enforcement and court staff said shaped the current security approach. Sheriff Merchant told commissioners that under state law the sheriff is responsible for courtroom security and that the county has experienced threats and disruptive incidents in and around the courthouse.
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