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Resident alleges mistreatment of courthouse employees and unreported COVID cases in comments to Carter County commissioners
Summary
During public comments, resident Roger Nave accused Sheriff Lunceford of labeling complaints 'political,' said he and several bailiffs never received raises, and stated the jail had multiple COVID cases; the minutes record the sheriff disputed Parte of Mr. Nave's statements.
During the meeting’s public comment period, resident Roger Nave returned to the commission to raise allegations about the Sheriff’s Department and courthouse procedures.
Mr. Nave said he had heard from a board member that Sheriff Lunceford characterized his prior complaints as "political," and he told the commission he and six other bailiffs had not received raises. Mr. Nave also said he worked at the jail and that "they had many positive cases of COVID," and that he heard nothing from administration after he contracted the virus. He raised additional concerns about how issues with a new courthouse entrance x‑ray machine were handled and said deputies had been reprimanded while doing their jobs.
The meeting minutes record that the sheriff had stated the jail did not have COVID and that Mr. Nave did not work at the jail; the minutes do not include a recorded on‑the‑record, verbatim refutation from the sheriff during the public comment segment.
The commission did not take formal action on the allegations during the meeting; the minutes record the comment in the public comment section and proceed to the next agenda items.
Provenance: Public comment appears at SEG 036 in the meeting record.
