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Ex-Sheriff Thrown in Jail Named After Him

Colorado man charged with offering meth for sex

By holysmokes,  Newser User

Posted Nov 30, 2011 3:00 PM CST | Promoted on Newser Nov 30, 2011 4:09 PM CST

(User Submitted) – Former Colorado Sheriff Patrick Sullivan may not be the only person who has a jail named after him, but he may be the only person to get thrown into a jail named after him. The 68-year-old is suspected of offering meth to a male in exchange for sex, reports AP. He was arrested after a sting at his home, and a judge just doubled his bail to $500,000, according to the Denver Post.

Sullivan was sheriff of Arapahoe County from 1984 until he retired in 2002, and he was named Sheriff of the Year by the National Sheriff's Association in 2001. Before his arrest, he was best known for being a bit of an action hero: In 1989, Sullivan crashed his truck through a fence to rescue two deputies being held hostage by a gun-toting man, notes the New York Times.

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holysmokes
Dec 3, 2011 8:18 PM CST
Apologies for any errors in original posting and thanks to editors for cleaning them up. A new Newser contributor here. Will try to be more clear moving forward about original source. When a story catches my eye, I tend to look up other articles on it for more details. But the original article used here was the Denver Post one linked to in the promoted piece.
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Dec 1, 2011 4:04 AM CST
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