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Grand Jury Requests Carter County Sheriff Be Removed From Office

Milton Anthony
Carter County Sheriff's Office via AP
Milton Anthony

A multicounty grand jury accused an Oklahoma sheriff of corruption Thursday and requested he be immediately removed from office. 

Milton Anthony
Milton Anthony

Grand jurors allege Carter County Sheriff Milton Anthony accepted a female employee’s bribe of sexual favors in exchange for hiring her husband as a local deputy. The grand jury did not return an indictment but an accusation for removal instead. 

Agents from the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation arrested Anthony earlier this month on a felony bribery complaint, and The Oklahoman reportsa criminal case against the sheriff is expected to be filed early next week. 

A judge in Ardmore will now decide whether to remove the sheriff. Anthony is entitled to a jury trial under law. 

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Kate Carlton Greer was a general assignment reporter for KGOU and Oklahoma Public Media Exchange.
Kate Carlton Greer
Kate Carlton Greer is a general assignment reporter for KGOU. She previously covered Oklahoma's efforts in tornado response and recovery as part of KGOU's "Ahead of the Storm: The Oklahoma Tornado Project." Kate also served as the Community Calendar Producer from January to August in 2013. She grew up in Flower Mound, Texas, and studied broadcasting and electronic media at the University of Oklahoma.
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