REDWOOD CITY, Calif. - Two key witnesses took the stand Wednesday, on the eighth day of San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus's administrative removal hearing.

The defense team called San Mateo County Executive Mike Callagy and Sheriff Corpus's Undersheriff Dan Perea to testify before retired Judge James Emerson, who is tasked with reviewing the evidence and testimony from the 10-day hearing, and then making a recommendation to the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors whether Corpus should be removed from her elected office.

Corpus's defense attorney, Jim Lassart, questioned Callagy about his role in the removal proceedings against both Sheriff Corpus and her former Chief of Staff Victor Aenlle.

Callagy testified that he terminated Aenlle's first contract with the county to serve

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