Corrupt Kentucky sheriff brought down by reporters

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Published 2012-05-06
When two small-town newspaper reporters in Kentucky began investigating the corrupt local sheriff, they not only got headline stories. They also got death threats. Byron Pitts reports.

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  • @jakehero95
    Why is noone talking about how badass and smart Adam is? That dude is the definition of a stand up guy
  • @mizera_mykle
    Everywhere in America, from the smallest towns to the largest cities desperately need a team of Shannon and Adam because this country is rapidly dying.
  • @davidjames3126
    Thanks to this young man the truth came out. He cared about his community and the people who lived there. His character and bravery was amazing. Does his Parents proud I found this story helped my faith in mankind.
  • @gb5uq
    Amazing story. A young man and young lady with real integrity. America needs people like that more now than ever.
  • @kylem2693
    You know you're a damn good journalist when you got feds calling you saying your life is in danger
  • @HalsPals
    Those two are what true heroes look like!
  • @ianbattles7290
    If a couple of college students can bring down a corrupt sheriff, the "good cops" of America have no excuse for not taking action when they see corruption.
  • @davideliam6092
    Those two fearless reporters are amazing, going up against the powerful man in the county👍they need to be awarded an award for their bravery
  • If two reporters can find evidence by looking for actual evidence and the ATF tried to find evidence against this same sheriff but never looked at actual evidence I think we can conclude they didn’t want to find anything!!!
  • 150K is a lot of money
    rest of your life in prison is a lot of time.

    best quote in the video.
  • No be clear, illegal possession of firearm, or any amount of drugs CLOSE to that, can get you DECADES more time in prison than that corrupt officer.
  • @Kai-Made
    That kid...not only smart, but legend. I wonder what he has been doing since this case broke...? I hope he is alive and well...and still grinding. He shows a lot of promise, we need more reporters and journalists like this guy. He knew breaking that story would be bad news for him personally but he pushed on...amazing.
  • @MrZedagaita
    Let's this sink in , Federal , State and Local good old boys couldn't build a case and here comes two Journalists who gathered all the beans to build a good pot of soup
  • @CharlieTheTexan
    You never pull a gun unless you're prepared to use it.

    You're alright, newspaper man. You're alright.
  • The thing is he probably was a decent guy till he got on pills.
    Pills, heroin, meth, cocaine are really named hard drugs for a reason. The pain pills numb the pain but thats not all. It numbs you. You slowy start to not feel the bad things you thought about you. You start thinking that you can do what you want because you know whats best. You base this on how your lofe is going not how you feel inside. He became a sheriff so he probably had some serious narcissistic ideation. You do these things not realizing the damage you are truly doing. You numb yourself from love, compassion from really feeling. They steal your souls
  • @deanflowers3864
    Ridiculous! If he was a civilian he would have received 25 to life-minimum!
  • I truly enjoy hearing this story!!
    Shedding light on bugs should occur more often in law enforcement; internal affairs should actually investigate and push for prosecution of rogue cops!
  • @gabe-po9yi
    She blew the case wide open by knowing the best place to start, once hearing the strong rumors, was with the Evidence Log. Very, very smart.
  • Former Sherrif Hodge won't last 3 months in prison if he's put in general population. Oh well, too bad, so damn sad.!😂