Nation IN BRIEF : VIRGINIA : Sheriff Under Probe Commits Suicide
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
The sheriff of Bristol, Va., took his own life the day after a grand jury began investigating allegations that he embezzled $370,000 in payments to house out-of-town prisoners in his jail, authorities said. Sheriff Marshall E. Honaker, 55, turned a 12-gauge shotgun on himself in his office, City Manager Paul Spangler said.
Start your day right
Sign up for Essential California for news, features and recommendations from the L.A. Times and beyond in your inbox six days a week.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
