Sheriff Responds to McGowan's Arrest
Sheriff Roger Garrison denies that the school system spokesman was at his house the night he was arrested for DUI.
Mike McGowan was arrested for his third DUI on the night of Dec. 17 and, according to the police report, told deputies that he was coming from Sheriff Roger Garrison’s house and was wearing the sheriff’s pants. Garrison said that was absolutely not true. “I am very disappointed that he used my name to leverage his bad position,” Garrison said. “But I’m very glad the deputies did their job and performed very professionally and were not influenced by his comments that he knew me.” McGowan stayed at Garrison’s house two nights before—the night an ice storm hit the county—after getting stranded in Canton, Garrison said. Garrison said he last saw McGowan on the morning of Dec. 16 when he left the sheriff’s house after borrowing fresh clothes. …
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1:55 pm on Thursday, March 3, 2011
What ever happened to personal responsibility? The Board and Superintendent should immediately dimiss him from employment with the school system. more ›