Originally posted: June 13, 2008
Potter County sheriff convicted in public corruption case
(I'm not going to copy and paste the entire AP news story. I don't want to have to room with Shumate)
Mike Shumate, Potter Co. sheriff, has been convicted of taking bribes in regards to a food service contract for the county jail.
Shumate first gained attention as the man in the Amarillo Crimestoppers TV ads, urging people to call in and report any information they have on crimes. Each segment aired during the ten o'clock news and reported on a recent crime, almost always ending with a shot of a jail door slamming shut and the warning by Shumate that "Bubba was waiting for you.", "Bubba" being a generic term for some badass inmate who would be the wrongdoer's roomie in prison.
Not that I was doing anything to be sent to prison over, but it always made ME want to keep my nose clean and stay outta jail.
It would be bad enough to have to go to prison, but how bad is it for former law enforcement people convicted of felonies and sentenced? *shudder*
Story and video on KVII.com
UPDATE
Former Sheriff Mike Shumate Sentenced
The numbers:
180 days in Jail / 8 years of probation & community service / Five thousand dollar fine
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