NEWTON, N.C. (AP) - Search warrants unsealed after The Associated Press and other media organizations intervened show authorities are investigating a sheriff’s candidate in North Carolina for possible violation of misdemeanors of stalking, cyberstalking and willfully failing to discharge duties.
No charges have been filed against Jason Reid, a candidate in Tuesday’s GOP primary to replace the current sheriff, his father, Coy Reid.
Jason Reid resigned in February as a narcotics officer. The warrants show he’s now classified as a reserve officer.
Superior Court Judge Jeff Carpenter decided Friday to unseal a redacted version of the warrants at the request of The AP and other media.
Judge Daniel Kuehnert had sealed the search warrants and all related information in a closed hearing on April 19.
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