Sheriff pleads guilty to bilking funds

A south Georgia sheriff has pleaded guilty in Savannah to federal bank and wire fraud charges. Jeff Davis County Sheriff Jimmy Boatright sobbed and dabbed his eyes with tissue as he entered his plea today in U.S. District Court. Prosecutors charged the 54-year-old sheriff last month with using money for a children's drug education program to buy himself a $2,100 television. Boatright also was charged with using a pickup truck seized from a drug suspect as collateral to secure a bank loan. Boatright resigns the office he's held for nearly 16 years.