Judge Robert Neary conceded that former Orange County sheriff's Lt. Lloyd Kurth violated the public's trust by stealing a rifle from the evidence room he once supervised.Lord knows Messrs. Fincher and Olofson endured no comparable suffering, and thus deserved their prison terms...?
But when it came time to sentence Kurth Monday in Orange County Court, Neary decided that Kurth's crime was offset by the loss of his law-enforcement career and the public humiliation endured by the 42-year-old Goshen native. [More]
After the trial, Neary dismissed more charges revolving around Kurth's alleged theft of two handguns. He convicted Kurth of stealing a hunting rifle.Still, he's already suffered as only an "Only One" can, right, Judge Neary?
Sheriff Carl DuBois said Tuesday that the public never got the complete picture of Kurth's misdeeds.
"This wasn't just one, isolated incident," DuBois said.
[Via Declan]