CARLSBAD, N.M. (AP) - Two men, including an Eddy County Sheriff’s deputy, are facing charges that they schemed to sell stolen livestock.
The Carlsbad Current-Argus reported (https://bit.ly/1UBwrTy) Saturday that Deputy Trey Thompson and Skeeter Chadwick have been arrested on felony charges of unlawful disposition of animals and transporting stolen livestock.
The arrests stem from a state Livestock Board investigation earlier this year.
Board officials say the case is ongoing.
Eddy County Sheriff Scott London says Thompson has been on paid leave since early February.
Thompson is running for undersheriff on the same ticket as Kelly Lowe, who is running for sheriff.
Lowe said in a statement that the charges incorporate “a one-sided explanation of circumstances” and not Thompson’s statements or evidence.
It was not immediately clear if Thompson or Chadwick have attorneys.
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Information from: Carlsbad Current-Argus, https://www.currentargus.com/
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