DA files petition to have sheriff removed from office
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Posted 7:06AM on Thursday 11th July 2002 ( 22 years ago )
SPRINGFIELD - Suspended Effingham County Sheriff Jay Space was arrested Wednesday on charges that he illegally used prescription drugs. <br>
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District Attorney Joe Martin filed a petition seeking to have Space permanently removed from office. <br>
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Georgia Bureau of Investigation spokesman John Bankhead said Space is suspected of possessing various prescription drugs that were not prescribed to him. <br>
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Space, 40, was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis last year, and county officials say the disease and medication have rendered him unable to perform his duties. <br>
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Gov. Roy Barnes suspended him June 18 for 60 days based on a recommendation from an investigatory panel that included two sheriffs and Attorney General Thurbert Baker. <br>
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Richard Bush, a lieutenant in the sheriff's department, was appointed interim sheriff.
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