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Originally published on February 8, 2021 7:29 pm
Lincoln County Circuit Clerk Karla Allsberry may be close to getting back into her office, 21 months after sheriff’s deputies escorted her out.
Circuit Judge Richard G. Callahan ruled Monday that Allsberry was improperly placed on administrative leave by Lincoln County Presiding Circuit Judge Patrick Flynn in May 2019. Callahan ruled that Flynn didn’t have such authority over an elected circuit clerk.
Flynn has claimed in various court filings, and in a letter to Allsberry in May 2019, that she had acted inappropriately with staff and handling some duties of the job, since she had taken office in January 2019. That’s why he forced her removal from her physical office, though she is still being paid.