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Shelby County GOP Calls For Resignation Of Sheriff
Date:
11/17/2010Shelby County GOP Calls For Sheriff to Resign
Using Ohio's Open Records Law the Shelby County Republican Party recently requested and received an internal
investigative report prepared as part of the case file involving former Shelby County Deputy Van Fossen. Based on
the contents of those documents, the Shelby County Republican Party Executive Committee has requested that
Sheriff Dean Kimpel resign immediately from the position of Shelby County Sheriff.
It is the opinion of the Shelby County Republican Party Executive Committee that public confidence in the office of
Sheriff has and will continue to erode beyond the point of explanation or repair.
According to Christopher Gibbs, Shelby County GOP Executive Committee Chairperson, "In 2008 the Shelby
County Republican Party advanced Dean Kimpel's candidacy in an effort to restore the people's confidence in their
chief law enforcement officer and the institution of Sheriff. Today, we believe that confidence has been
compromised and that resistance to our call for immediate resignation will further discredit himself, the institution
of Sheriff, the employees under his direction and most importantly the trust of our Shelby County citizens".