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Former Barbour County Sheriff Indicted on Ethics Charges

A former Barbour County sheriff has been indicted on charges of using his office for personal gain. Court records filed Wednesday show former Sheriff Leroy Upshaw is facing two felony charges. Upshaw left office in January 2019 after losing a reelection bid, and he was arrested in September for the alleged misuse of public funds. The Alabama Ethics Commission referred…