Bee of the sheriff's posts, David Gay lost a job and suffered emotnal distrs, acrdg to the lawsu seekg more than $50,000 damag.
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WILSON COUNTY SHERIFF WAYNE GAY
Wilson County Sheriff Wayne Gay has apologized for remarks he ma Tuday night upon learng that he had lost the Democratic primary to former puty Calv Woodard. * wayne gay sheriff *
— Wilson County Sheriff Wayne Gay has apologized for remarks he ma Tuday night upon learng that he had lost the Democratic primary to former puty Calv told a crowd of supporters that Woodard wasn't the right man to lead the unty for the next four years and that he would work to help another ndidate feat Woodard the November general electn. By law, Gay nnot enter his name as a wre- ndidate November. Woodard, a State Bure of Invtigatn agent, feated Gay, one of the state's longt-servg sheriffs, by a 62 to 38 percent also has blamed a racial divi Wilson County for his loss.
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He is whe, and Woodard is Thursday, Gay said, he lled Woodard to apologize. More than a dozen area sheriffs faced opposn Tuday's primary, but Wilson County Sheriff Wayne Gay was the only one to lose his electn. Challenger Calv Woodard, 38, handily feated Gay, one of the state's longt-servg sheriffs, by a 62 to 38 percent marg.
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State law preclus Gay om nng as a wre- ndidate , 63, blamed race for his feat.
"I thk the black muny realized they had an opportuny to elect a black sheriff, and I thk they took advantage of , " said Gay, who is whe. "Whenever somebody needs (Gay), he's there to help them. Bee of the sheriff’s posts, David Gay lost a job and suffered emotnal distrs, acrdg to the lawsu seekg more than $50, 000 damag.
Four years ago, after longtime Wilson County Sheriff Wayne Gay lost re-electn the Democratic primary, lol rints learned that he was among the hight-paid sheriffs the state. Gay had been makg more than $160,000 a year salary and other pensatn. * wayne gay sheriff *
Gay’s prospective boss lled him as he was drivg to his first day of work and told him not to bother showg up as he had seen Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey’s “Wheel of Fugive” vios, the lawsu said.