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Update: Sheriff Dierks Court Hearing Fri. 3/29

 

Special Prosecutor J. Todd Hiatt asserts that Montgomery County Sheriff Robert Dierks willfully engaged in misconduct and neglected to perform his duties required by law relating to the 2018 arrest of his ex girlfriend, Valerie Smith, and therefore his actions require suspension of office. Dierks allegedly attempted to dissuade Deputy Hurst in his investigation, asking him to remove Smith from the scene without an arrest.

 

The petition includes two counts. One, that Dierks knowingly obstructed Hurst as he was arresting Smith, and his conduct constituted interference with law enforcement. Two, it states that Dierks' contact with Hurst's immediate supervisors and Undersheriff Richard George as he tried to gain their assistance to prevent Hurst from attending Smith's administrative hearing was by definition Intimidation of a Witness.

 

Dierks says he's ready for his day in court and thinks this is unfair to Smith, and also says he will expose County Attorney Larry Markle “for what he really is”. No comment yet from Markle, but Hiatt responded to KGGF yesterday that due to Kansas Rules of Professional Conduct 3.6 on Trial Publicity and 3.8 on Special Responsibilities of a Prosecutor, he said "there is very little I am able to talk about at this time." Hiatt welcomes specific questions by email.

 

The hearing for Dierks' pending suspension will be held March 29, 9:30am in Courtroom B of Montgomery County District Court.

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