Rutherford County Sheriff Suspended Without Pay

Davidson County Chancellor Bill Young has suspended Rutherford County Sheriff Robert Arnold – without pay – pending the outcome of his February 2017 federal JailCigs trial. The ruling came down Monday afternoon in the civil ouster suit filed by 12 Rutherford County residents.
This means that Arnold will no longer receive his $127,078 per year salary while in a Kentucky jail awaiting trial.
The Rutherford County Commission will now have to decide on at least a temporary sheriff.
You’ll recall the sheriff had his bond revoked in late September after a judge found “sufficient evidence” that Arnold intentionally harassed his wife after an alleged Labor Day night incident.
Sheriff Arnold faces a 14 count federal indictment on February 7, 2017 in Nashville.
The 14-count indictment charges Arnold, Joe Russell (Chief Deputy of Administration at the Sheriff’s Office) and John Vanderveer (Arnold’s uncle) with honest services fraud; mail fraud; wire fraud; bribery concerning federal programs; extortion under color of official right; obstruction of justice; and conspiracy.
Deputy Chief Randy Garrett has been running the day-to-day operations of the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office while Arnold is jailed. (Thanks to WGNS Radio for help with this story.)