Trial begins for former Chester County Sheriff accused of public corruption
Trial begins for former Chester County Sheriff accused of public corruption By Emily Wakeman | April 12, 2021 at 9:48 PM EDT - Updated April 12 at 10:05 PM
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - The federal trial for former Chester County Sheriff Alex Underwood, former Chief Deputy Robert Sprouse, and Deputy Johnny Neal got underway in Columbia on Monday.
The 17 count indictment alleges public corruption by the three individuals.
The charges that Underwood, Sprouse, and Neal are facing include using on-duty deputies to do manual labor at Underwood’s home, using county money to take their families on vacations, engaging in a conspiracy to use their positions to intimidate others, and falsifying police reports and unjustly arresting two people in 2018.