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Resident accuses Klamath County sheriff's office of mocking crime victim during public comment

3287494 · May 9, 2025
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At the May 13 Klamath County Board of Commissioners meeting, Christie Verbalas accused the Klamath County Sheriff's Office and Sheriff Shane Mitchell of mocking her family and hindering an investigation into crimes against her family. Commissioners took no formal action during public comment.

Christie Verbalas told the Klamath County Board of Commissioners on May 13 that employees of the Klamath County Sheriff’s Office publicly mocked her and her family while the office investigates alleged crimes against them.

Verbalas said an active deputy reacted to a social-media post about her mother’s death with a laughing emoji and that “other KCSO employees,”…

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