Both the N&R and the Journal cover former Davidson County Sheriff Gerald Hege’s release from his three-year probation. The Lexington Dispatch takes a pass, as far as I can tell.
The Journal has an interesting lead:
The man who once declared himself the toughest sheriff in America and took pride in humiliating prisoners in pink jail cells has been uncharacteristically quiet as he served his probation the past three years.
Today, Gerald Keith Hege is officially free. With his probation over just after midnight last night, he now may leave Davidson County or run for public office again. As a convicted felon, however, he can never own a firearm.
Somebody please try to tell me that Hege, knowing him as we do, is actually going to exist in this dangerous world completely unarmed. I believe that about as much as I believe a merged school system operates more efficiently.
Hege, media-savvy guy that he once was, had an interesting encounter with a reporter yesterday:
Last night, he told a reporter to leave his property, pointing to a no-trespassing sign in his yard and saying that he did not appreciate someone invading his privacy by coming to his house.
“I did more interviews than you’ll ever do,” he said before closing his door.
Possibly true, but still irrelevant.
