Liberty County Sheriff back at work

Liberty County Sheriff Nicholas Lee Finch has been reinstated to his position.

Governor Rick Scott issued the reinstatement on Thursday after a Liberty County jury found the sheriff not guilty on charges of official misconduct.

Sheriff finch was charged in June with destroying or altering official arrest documents from the Liberty County Jail, making it appear as though an arrest never occurred. 

He was accused of illegally acting on behalf of a Liberty County man arrested on a concealed weapons charge.

The sheriff said he took the actions because of his support for second amendment rights.

A jury was chosen in the case on Monday, the jury consists of two men and 6 women.

The jury deliberated for about an hour Thursday before issuing the not guilty verdict.

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