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Hege pleads guilty

Flamboyant sheriff gets felony record, probation

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HEGEDAY1 David Rolfe photo Lexington, NC 5/17/04 Suspended Davidson County Sheriff Gerald Hege pled guilty to two felonies and resigned from office Monday in a plea arrangement during the first day of his trial at the Davidson County Courthouse Monday.

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Berets worn by Davidson County Sheriff's deputies and Sheriff Gerald Hege. Photo courtesy of Davidson County Sheriff's Department's Bill Ellis.

HEGEDAY1 Donnie Roberts photo Lexington, NC 5/17/04 Suspended Davidson County Sheriff Gerald Hege pled guilty to two felonies and resigned from office Monday in a plea arrangement during the first day of his trial at the Davidson County Courthouse Monday.

HEGEDAY1 Donnie Roberts photo Lexington, NC 5/17/04 Suspended Davidson County Sheriff Gerald Hege pled guilty to two felonies and resigned from office Monday in a plea arrangement during the first day of his trial at the Davidson County Courthouse Monday. Here, Hege's wife, Jeri, watches the proceedings.

new dis hege1(jaime dispenza,News&Record) Davidson County Sheriff Gerald K. Hege prefers a hi-tech machine gun and a suped-up Chevy Impala as his crime fighting weapons. Hege wears a .45 caliber pistol on his his monogramed bullet proof vest.

HEGEDAY1 Donnie Roberts photo Lexington, NC 5/17/04 Suspended Davidson County Sheriff Gerald Hege pled guilty to two felonies and resigned from office Monday in a plea arrangement during the first day of his trial at the Davidson County Courthouse Monday.

HEGEDAY1 Donnie Roberts photo Lexington, NC 5/17/04 Suspended Davidson County Sheriff Gerald Hege pled guilty to two felonies and resigned from office Monday in a plea arrangement during the first day of his trial at the Davidson County Courthouse Monday.

HEGEDAY1 David Rolfe photo Lexington, NC 5/17/04 Suspended Davidson County Sheriff Gerald Hege pled guilty to two felonies and resigned from office Monday in a plea arrangement during the first day of his trial at the Davidson County Courthouse Monday. Hege's wife, Jeri, is on the right.

 

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By Eric Collins Staff Writer

LEXINGTON — Despite all the allegations that Davidson County Sheriff Gerald Hege ordered prisoner abuse, promoted racial profiling, recklessly drove his sheriff’s car and misused county personnel and equipment, it was Hege’s attempts to cover up money missing from the department’s vice and narcotics unit that sealed his fate.

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HEGEDAY1 David Rolfe photo Lexington, NC 5/17/04 Suspended Davidson County Sheriff Gerald Hege pled guilty to two felonies and resigned from office Monday in a plea arrangement during the first day of his trial at the Davidson County Courthouse Monday.

Berets worn by Davidson County Sheriff's deputies and Sheriff Gerald Hege. Photo courtesy of Davidson County Sheriff's Department's Bill Ellis.

HEGEDAY1 Donnie Roberts photo Lexington, NC 5/17/04 Suspended Davidson County Sheriff Gerald Hege pled guilty to two felonies and resigned from office Monday in a plea arrangement during the first day of his trial at the Davidson County Courthouse Monday.

HEGEDAY1 Donnie Roberts photo Lexington, NC 5/17/04 Suspended Davidson County Sheriff Gerald Hege pled guilty to two felonies and resigned from office Monday in a plea arrangement during the first day of his trial at the Davidson County Courthouse Monday. Here, Hege's wife, Jeri, watches the proceedings.

new dis hege1(jaime dispenza,News&Record) Davidson County Sheriff Gerald K. Hege prefers a hi-tech machine gun and a suped-up Chevy Impala as his crime fighting weapons. Hege wears a .45 caliber pistol on his his monogramed bullet proof vest.

HEGEDAY1 Donnie Roberts photo Lexington, NC 5/17/04 Suspended Davidson County Sheriff Gerald Hege pled guilty to two felonies and resigned from office Monday in a plea arrangement during the first day of his trial at the Davidson County Courthouse Monday.

HEGEDAY1 Donnie Roberts photo Lexington, NC 5/17/04 Suspended Davidson County Sheriff Gerald Hege pled guilty to two felonies and resigned from office Monday in a plea arrangement during the first day of his trial at the Davidson County Courthouse Monday.

HEGEDAY1 David Rolfe photo Lexington, NC 5/17/04 Suspended Davidson County Sheriff Gerald Hege pled guilty to two felonies and resigned from office Monday in a plea arrangement during the first day of his trial at the Davidson County Courthouse Monday. Hege's wife, Jeri, is on the right.

 

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