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Former Pike County sheriff sentenced to three years in prison

Published

March 24, 2021

FILE: Pike County Sheriff Charles Reader speaks during a news conference to discuss developments into the slayings of eight members of one family in rural Ohio two years ago, Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018, in Waverly, Ohio. A family of four, the Wagner family, who lived near the scenes of the killings, was arrested Tuesday. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) SOURCE: John Minchillo

WLWT Digital Staff

PIKE COUNTY, Ohio — Former Pike County Sheriff Charles Reader has been sentenced to three years in prison on charges of theft in office, tampering with evidence and conflict of interest.

Reader, 47, pleaded guilty on charges related to stealing money from arrests, then attempting to cover it up.

The felony charges to which Reader pled guilty all relate to evidence bags containing seized currency that were in Reader’s possession.

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