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A Lee Enterprises, Incorporated newspaper. Majority shareholder: David Hoffmann, Hoffmann Media Group.
Hege pleads guilty
Flamboyant sheriff gets felony record, probation
- By Eric Collins Staff Writer
- May 11, 2004
- May 11, 2004 Updated Jan 25, 2015
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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.
- David Rolfe Winston-Salem Journal

Berets worn by Davidson County Sheriff's deputies and Sheriff Gerald Hege. Photo courtesy of Davidson County Sheriff's Department's Bill Ellis.
- courtesy 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.
- Donnie Roberts Lexington Dispatch
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.
- Donnie Roberts Lexington Dispatch
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.
- jaime dispenza (STFR)
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.
- Donnie Roberts Lexington Dispatch
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.
- Donnie Roberts Lexington Dispatch
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.
- David Rolfe Winston-Salem Journal
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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.
- David Rolfe Winston-Salem Journal
Berets worn by Davidson County Sheriff's deputies and Sheriff Gerald Hege. Photo courtesy of Davidson County Sheriff's Department's Bill Ellis.
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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.
- Donnie Roberts Lexington Dispatch
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.
- Donnie Roberts Lexington Dispatch
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.
- jaime dispenza (STFR)
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.
- Donnie Roberts Lexington Dispatch
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.
- Donnie Roberts Lexington Dispatch
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.
- David Rolfe Winston-Salem Journal
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