Syracuse, N.Y. — Onondaga County Sheriff Toby Shelley has ended his lawsuit over who has to pay the legal bills for two lawsuits he filed against the county.

Shelley is paying the more than $100,000 in legal bills out of his office’s budget, according to Thomas Newton, a sheriff’s office spokesperson. He had been trying to get the county to pay the tab.

The sheriff has sued the county over the proposed closure of the Jamesville prison and also over who he can hire as top administrators.

Shelley decided to pay the bills from his office’s budget after seeking guidance from Marty Masterpole, the county comptroller.

Masterpole said Shelley called him one day to ask for advice on how to pay the legal bills. He said he told the sheriff to tap funds from his budget.

The sheriff questioned

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