A North Carolina sheriff is charged with urging the killing of a former deputy over a recording of the sheriff using racist language, prosecutors say.
A North Carolina sheriff is accused of urging the murder of a former deputy who planned on going public with an audio recording of the sheriff using racist language, prosecutors said.
Freeman planned to disclose to authorities an audio recording of Wilkins using"racially offensive language," the document states. The indictment does not reveal what was on the alleged recording, and Wake County District Attorney Lorrin Freeman did not immediately return NBC News' request for comment.
The indictment states that Wilkins"failed to properly execute his duties because of his personal animosity towards Joshua Freeman."James Wrenn, attorney for Granville County, told NBC News in a statement Tuesday that the county Board of Commissioners has been notified of the charges and is"monitoring the situation."
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