DAVID ANTHONY Mason Sheriff Files For Re-Election
Reported by: Bethany Simmons
Web Producer: Bethany Simmons
Reported: Jan. 27, 2012 8:36 AM EST
Updated: Jan. 27, 2012 1:02 PM EST
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Point Pleasant
, Mason County
, West Virginia
A local Sheriff who is facing 19 counts of embezzlement charges and child neglect wants to be Sheriff again.
Mason county Sheriff David Anthony has filed papers seeking a second term in office, but whether he wins will be up voters. Right now he is facing numerous charges including child neglect domestic assault and unauthorized use of a government purchasing card.
Anthony was arrested in last month for allegedly firing a handgun in the direction of his 13-year-old son.
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Bethany Simmons
