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Commissioners direct asset‑forfeiture funds for deputies’ tasers after legal clarification
Summary
Following a legal clarification from the Maryland Assistant Attorney General referenced in the session, St. Mary’s County commissioners directed staff to pursue asset‑forfeiture funding to purchase tasers for deputies and discussed use of outside counsel for Sheriff’s disciplinary cases.
St. Mary’s County commissioners on May 20 directed staff to pursue funding for deputy tasers from local asset‑forfeiture funds after hearing legal clarification about outside counsel and forfeiture use.
During review of the sheriff’s budget, the issue of funding tasers arose. The sheriff said local asset‑forfeiture proceeds were the intended funding source and that cases in that fund are in process; staff estimated future clearances might yield roughly $60,000–$65,000 for FY2014. When a commissioner…
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