Metts indictment is historical Bombshell

Metts with  Immigration Officer Kevin Farley. 

Farley received the Sheriff’s Medal.

The indictment against Lexington County Sheriff Jimmy Metts will provide lots of drama as it plays out. 

To many, it demonstrates that NO ONE - not even the very powerful in law enforcement - is above the law. 

It took almost two years to come since the investigation began of Metts. Many self-proclaimed "insiders" swore for months that Metts' indictment was inevitable, even giving dates, that came and went.
A federal grand jury indicted Metts, Tuesday, alleging he accepted bribes and abused his position as sheriff.
There has also been plenty of talk about others in Lexington, and elsewhere in the Midlands, going down with Metts. Three more were indicted (former Lexington Town Councilman Danny Frazier) with Metts, but not the big names mentioned.

The 10-count indictment accuses  Metts of taking bribes if Metts would use his “position, power, and influence as sheriff” to interfere with the proper identification and processing of certain illegal immigrants detained at the county jail, according to federal prosecutors.

Metts was seen as untouchable until Tuesday, when he was indicted. The indictment was rumored, and ehispered about, for a long time, but many thought it would never come because so much time had passed since Danny Frazier, the onetime Councilman, was recorded offering to make deals for video poker operations. When that tape surfaced in August of 2012, the rumor mill began churning. but it had slowed as of late. 

As sheriff, Metts often asked for more money to fund his office, and he always got it, even though it meant more property taxes on Lexington County residents. Was county council scared to tell Metts "No?" 

What the ballot box could not do to Metts, the legal system has. He has already been removed and replaced. 

Metts is innocent until proven guilty, but the length of time it took to bring this case forward, may indicate the strength of the case against Metts.  

There will be sides-taking by politicians and voters alike. So pull up a chair. This will certainly be interesting.