Rep. Carla Cunningham and four former employees of the sheriff’s office filed the petition earlier this month. The group accused McFadden of misconduct, attempted extortion and a habitual refusal to perform duties of the office. The misconduct accusations included mismanagement of the county jail, retaliation against former employees and good faith whistleblowers, misuse of official resources, weaponizing the internal affairs unit against enemies while silencing internal investigations into allies, workplace favoritism and making threats against a state legislator.
“It is filled with lies, and we welcome the investigation, and we respect the investigation that will be occurring,” said, characterizing the petition as “election-year politics.”
WCNC Charlotte’s Myles Harris was in court for Thursday’s hearing and will have more details on WCNC Charlotte News at 4 p.m. This story will be updated.
