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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.
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.
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Challenger Calv Woodard, 38, handily feated Gay, one of the state's longt-servg sheriffs, by a 62 to 38 percent marg. 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.
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. Florida man David Gay is sug Sheriff Wayne Ivey for famatn after he was featured on Ivey’s “Wheel of Fugiv” when he wasn’t a fugive. Gay was volved the urt system for an undisclosed offense and was sentenced November 2020 to three years of probatn for a whhold of adjuditn, a special sentence which a fendant is not formally nvicted of an offense, the lawsu said.
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Gay was taken to ctody for vlatn of probatn January 2021 after he had been arrted several weeks earlier on a mismeanor domtic battery charge.
However, while Gay was jail for the vlatn of probatn arrt, Ivey said a “Wheel of Fugive” vio that Gay was a fugive, when realy he was already the Brevard County Jail, acrdg to the lawsu. Gay was featured three more episos of “Wheel of Fugive, ” cludg on the day after he was sentenced to probatn unr the same terms that prevly had been imposed and was released om ctody, the lawsu said.
We’re ntug our discsn of the WRAL terview on Friday, where Wayne Gay publicly acced Woodard’s supporters of handg out “pamphlets” that uld divi the muny down racial l. Gay’s ment should be taken as an sult tend to disrpect and sully the tegry of the Ain-Amerin cizens of this muny. Tth be told, throughout this mpaign Wayne Gay and his supporters have suated activi the Ain Amerin muny were signed specifilly for polil purpos to tentnally exclu him.
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 brought the race issue to the table – let’s talk about .
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