Sheriff pleads guilty, resigns

Today a north Georgia sheriff resigned and pleaded guilty to lying to state investigators and hiding evidence. Rudy Eller appeared in court today in Towns County. Eller admits he did not tell state investigators that two of his deputies were involved in a drive-by shooting. Eller is also charged with hiding the gun used in the shooting. He says he made a serious mistake.

Sheriff to plead guilty

A north Georgia sheriff accused of covering up a shooting will plead guilty. Sheriff Rudy Eller’s attorney says Eller will enter his plea tomorrow in Towns County Superior Court. Investigators say Eller lied and hid evidence that one of his employees drove by the home of his wife’s lover and shot into his home. Governor Sonny Perdue has named a three-person panel to investigate
charges and recommend whether Eller should resume his duties.

Panel to investigate arrested sheriff

Governor Sonny Perdue has named a three-member panel to investigate a North Georgia sheriff. Towns County Sheriff Rudy Eller was arrested for allegedly covering up a shooting by his deputy, who was embroiled in a love triangle. The panel investigating him will be made up of Georgia Attorney general Thurbert Baker along with Cherokee County Sheriff Roger Garrison and Walker County Sheriff Steve Wilson. The panel will report back to Perdue within 30 days on whether Rudy Eller should be suspended.

Three law officers face charges

A Georgia sheriff faces allegations of trying cover up a shooting. Towns County Sheriff Rudy Eller has admitted to lying to Georgia Bureau of Investigation agents about the July 9th shooting in Hiawassee, along the North Carolina border. The GBI says Eller pretended not to know anything about it, when in fact his Chief Deputy was responsible and told him about it. Investigators say Eller was protecting his Chief Deputy, who had fired shots into the home of his wife’s lover. Towns County Chief Deputy Eddie Osborn and another deputy are charged in the shooting.