Political motives?

It seems obvious by the comments that this is a politically motivated article and follow up discussion. Shameful journalism by Mr. Kinniad, as your article seems geared towards sensationalism rather than truth. Anyone who has spent any amount of time at all around Mr. Wheeler or Mr. Hale knows that they have exceptional character. It's unfortunate that we can't let our sheriffs do their jobs upholding the laws without constantly having to battle the newspaper spindoctors as well.