Kansas Sheriff Charged With Meth Distribution
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Kansas Sheriff Charged With Meth Distribution
Sheriff Randy Axelson was charged Tuesday with nine felony counts of meth distribution. Axelson was arrested Dec. 30 and has been out of jail since posting $45,000 bond.
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Wednesday, January 11, 2012

The Rooks County sheriff has been charged with distributing methamphetamine.

Sheriff Randy Axelson was charged Tuesday with nine felony counts of meth distribution. Axelson was arrested Dec. 30 and has been out of jail since posting $45,000 bond.

Axelson's lawyer, Kurt Kerns of Wichita, said Wednesday that Axelson has a "spotless record" and will plead not guilty to the charges.

Axelson is accused of distributing meth from September through Dec. 21, at the Rooks County Fairgrounds and within 1,000 feet of Stockton High School.

Ellis County Attorney Thomas Drees has been appointed special prosecutor in the case. He said Axelson's first appearance is scheduled for Jan. 30 in Hays. Axelson remains sheriff, but Rooks County Undersheriff Chad Sterling is running the department.
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