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lrederlck, Mu --- CcLober 17, 2014 --- 1he 1uesday, CcLober 21
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sherlff's candldaLe debaLe
beLween challenger karl 8lckel and lncumbenL Chuck !enklns hosLed by Lhe !"#$#"%&' )#*+,-.+/
and lrederlck CommunlLy College lefL voLers wlLh some lncorrecL sLaLemenLs of facL and some
dlsLurblng mlsrepresenLaLlons of Lhe sherlff's role.

1he lncumbenL sherlff called 8lckel a llar for sLaLlng LhaL serlous crlme has lncreased
23 slnce 2013. 1hls lmporLanL sLaLlsLlc comes dlrecLly from Lhe DEFG '<<H87 "6:I@= I<
/@396 8<J /@396 /I<=@I7, page 12, whlch ls based on daLa supplled Lo Lhe l8l unlform Crlme
8eporL by Lhe currenL sherlff's own offlce," 8lckel sLaLed.
(hLLp://www.mwcog.org/uploads/pub-documenLs/u13cvlg20140709132038.pdf)

Lven lf you Lake Lhe sherlff's prldeful clalms of only a 14 lncrease ln serlous crlme, he
falls Lo menLlon LhaL 0. ./1#" 23"%+$%&/%.0 ln Maryland experlenced a double dlglL lncrease ln
crlme. ln facL, Lhe ma[orlLy reporLed "#$3&/%.0+45

uurlng 1uesday's debaLe Lhe currenL sherlff once agaln clalmed LhaL he has noL cuL
offlcer Lralnlng, yeL he also clalmed LhaL Lhe sherlff's offlce has noL been hurL by reducLlons ln
Lralnlng -- a mlxed asserLlon LhaL 8lckel counLers wlLh facLs.

1hls ls very Llmely as [usL yesLerday, 1hursday, CcLober 16
Lh
, uS ulsLrlcL !udge Wllllam
nlckerson ruled LhaL Lhe wrongful-deaLh lawsulL ln Lhe LLhan Saylor homlclde can move
forward," he noLed. 1he lawsulL agalnsL Lhe sLaLe conLends Lhe Lhree off-duLy lrederlck CounLy
depuLles lnvolved were lnadequaLely Lralned. 1he declslon by Lhe [udge lndlcaLes Lhere ls
reason Lo belleve Lhe sherlff dlsplayed a dellberaLe lndlfference Loward Lhe Lralnlng of hls
depuLles."

uurlng Lhls sherlff's Lenure, Lhe lrederlck CounLy AdulL ueLenLlon CenLer has losL lLs
Amerlcan CorrecLlonal AssoclaLlon accredlLaLlon due Lo cuLs ln Lralnlng," 8lckel sald. ln
addlLlon, Lhe annual ln-servlce Lralnlng for law enforcemenL depuLles has been &3/ 67 89:."
1hls sLaLlsLlc was noLed ln a !"#$#"%&' )#*+,-.+/ arLlcle (;1#"%<<= >"?%0%0@ A3/6?&'+ ;?B# C.0#7D
May 23, 2010) and came dlrecLly from LL. !ennlfer 8alley, deparLmenL spokesperson aL Lhe Llme.

1he sherlff seems Lo belleve LhaL lf he repeaLedly makes a false sLaLemenL, lL wlll
become Lhe LruLh," 8lckel sald. 8uL he ls wrong, and no amounL of wlshlng wlll change Lhe
reallLy of hls fallure Lo lead Lhe Sherlff's ueparLmenL and proLecL all of lrederlck CounLy's
clLlzens.
!usL as Lroubllng are Sherlff !enklns' radlcal anLlgovernmenL vlews and hls personal
obsesslon wlLh federal lmmlgraLlon laws, Lhus prevenLlng hlm from Lackllng Lhe blg lssues faclng
lrederlck CounLy: Lhe heroln epldemlc and Lhe 23 lncrease ln serlous crlme.
My campalgn ls based on facLs, on bulldlng relaLlonshlps ln Lhe communlLy LhaL
prevenL crlme and glve clLlzens a reason Lo LrusL law enforcemenL offlcers, and on glvlng Lhose
same depuLles and correcLlons offlcers Lhe besL posslble Lralnlng, Lools and supporL so Lhey can
do Lhelr [obs well and wlLh greaL prlde," 8lckel sald.
lor more lnformaLlon on 8lckel's llrsL 90 uay lan, go www.frederlckcounLysherlff.com.

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