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Published: July 7, 2008
MARTINSVILLE — According to the Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator Web site, former Henry County Sheriff Frank Cassell was released Thursday from the United States Penitentiary in Canann, Penn.
Cassell reported to prison Oct. 30 to begin his eight-month sentence.
Cassell was convicted after lying to federal investigators. Prosecutors argued Cassell knew members of his department, the Henry County Sheriff’s Office, stole drugs and guns seized as evidence and resold them, but that Cassell looked the other way.
The 70-year-old was still allowed to collect his pension from his time with the Virginia State Police while in prison.
Cassell was sheriff of Henry County from 1992 until he stepped down from his duties in 2006. He had a career with the Virginia State Police before that.
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This will be controversial, I worked with Cassel’s dept for years. I am convienced that he was just trying to save his department who by and large were good guys, I beleive things just snowballed and got out of hand. In my twenty-five years as a law enforcement officer I have seen corruption, and I know how quickly it can get out of hand and I am sure Frank was trying to contain the damage in house. I also know that the sheriff must ultimately bear the brunt of any wrongdoing in his department and I know how quickly the FBI will skewer a southern sheriff. If anything can be said, Frank Cassell just loved his boys too much.
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