According to family members and the Chesapeake Sheriff's Office, Hall wandered to different stores in the shopping center and then crossed six lanes of traffic on Hanbury Road
he had made up his mind that i was guilty before he came down based on words, not intent. and that was my biggest thing, was, you know, when people joke and say things, that doesn t make that intent. one week later, sutherland would be dealing with something far more serious than horseplay, bringing his case to a close. he reached a deal with prosecutors to plead no contest to first-degree criminal sexual conduct with a minor. sutherland was sentenced to nine to 15 years in prison. it s tough, you know. it is someone that you ve worked with, you hung out with, you know. talked with in the locker room. and then, you know, years later you re on opposite sides of the fence. deputy perdue was a rookie at the jail when sutherland worked there as a training officer. it ain t going to be easy, not going to happen overnight but, you know, sooner or later
conduct of a minor, in this case, a young boy. i m pleading not guilty. i have lots of reasons for that. i didn t do it. but this isn t the first time sutherland has been charged with a sex crime against a minor. i had a misdemeanor charge 16 years ago for inappropriate touching, a girl, minor. and i pled guilty to that. to my knowledge i ve never seen anything that he d be capable of any charges that he s being charged with right now, so it s pretty shocking. deputy perdue also knew sutherland when he worked here. you re dealing with a deputy, a professional, somebody you worked with every day, did a good job. all right. i was a very pro-active deputy, but i was also a very sincere deputy. if i told an inmate i was going to do something, i d do it. i was fairly strict but fair.
and that was my biggest thing, was, you know, when people joke and say things, that doesn t make that intent. one week later, sutherland would be dealing with something far more serious than horseplay, bringing his case to a close. he reached a deal with prosecutors to plead no contest to first degree criminal sexual conduct with a minor. sutherland was sentenced to nine to 15 years in prison. it s tough, you know, it is someone that you ve worked with, you hung out with, you know. talked with in the locker room. and then, you know, years later you re on opposite sides of the fence. deputy perdue was a rookie at the jail when sutherland worked there as a training officer. it ain t going to be easy, not going to happen overnight but, you know, sooner or later you may get your life back to where it was before all this happened.
i m pleading not guilty. i have lots of reasons for that. i didn t do it. but this isn t the first time sutherland has been charged with a sex crime against a minor. i had a misdemeanor charge 16 years ago for inappropriate touching, a girl, minor. and i pled guilty to that. to my knowledge i ve never seen anything that he d be capable of any charges that he s being charged with right now, so it s pretty shocking. deputy perdue also knew sutherland when he worked here. you re dealing with a deputy, a professional, somebody you worked with every day, did a good job. all right. i was a very pro-active deputy, but i was also a very sincere deputy. if i told an inmate i was going to do something, i d do it. i was fairly strict but fair. i tried to show compassion.