Since 2010, one in six of Kentucky's 120 counties has had a sheriff criminally charged or convicted over events that occurred while in office, a Courier Journal investigation has found .

Some of those sheriffs remain in office.

Here's a list of counties that have had a sheriff criminally charged since 2010.

Barren County

Former Barren County Sheriff Christopher Eaton was sentenced to 18 months in prison in 2013 on federal obstruction of justice charges. The DOJ said Eaton directed deputies to falsify reports regarding a suspect who was assaulted by deputies.

Breckenridge County

Former Breckenridge County Sheriff Todd Pate was arrested by Kentucky State Police in 2015 for terroristic threatening, DUI and other charges. In 2019, he was arrested for a second DUI . He resigned in

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