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George Sutton, a former Linn County Sheriff’s Office deputy who resigned in May, has been charged with two counts of first-degree official misconduct, a class A misdemeanor.

The charges were filed Wednesday by George Eder, Linn County Deputy District Attorney.

According to information on file at the Linn County Courthouse, the charges stem from an incident in March 2015, when Sutton allegedly gave an intoxicated young woman a ride home in a county patrol vehicle “with the intent to obtain a benefit for himself from her.”

And then, in July and August 2015, Sutton allegedly suggested to the woman they “discuss what happened so we both are on the same page,” to avoid discipline from Sheriff Bruce Riley.

In 2004, Sutton was named Employee of the Year for the LCSO’s criminal division.

He had been employed with the Linn County Sheriff’s Office for about 25 years and at one time was assigned to the Brownsville area.

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