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Sandusky County Sheriff Kyle Overmyer is facing multiple charges for tampering with records, deception to obtain a dangerous drug, theft, theft in office and filing false financial disclosure reports.

(Erie County Sheriff's Office)

FREMONT, Ohio -- Sandusky County Sheriff Kyle Overmyer was indicted on 43 counts Tuesday, including 38 felony counts, the Ohio Attorney General's Office announced.

Overmyer, 42, is facing multiple charges for tampering with records, deception to obtain a dangerous drug, theft, theft in office and filing false financial disclosure reports. (The full indictment is below; mobile users can read it here.)

The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation had been investigating Overmyer since September 2015. Sandusky County Prosecutor Thomas Stierwalt said there were concerns about Overmyer's behavior regarding prescription drug disposal drop box collections.

Investigators say Overmyer was improperly taking drugs from the drop boxes. They also say he was deceiving doctors and pharmacists to obtain pain medications such as Percocet, and that he misused money for the department and altered records.

Carol Hamilton O'Brien, a special prosecutor appointed to the case, tells the Fremont News-Messenger that Overmyer remains sheriff but they are working with his lawyer to have him surrender for arraignment on Wednesday.

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