Etowah County Sheriff Todd Entrekin, who has been at the center of controversy about Alabama sheriffs pocketing jail food money, will hold a press conference Friday morning.

It was originally scheduled for Tuesday morning, but was rescheduled after Monday night's severe weather.

The news conference will be at the Etowah County Sheriff's Office at 10 a.m. Friday, according to a statement from the sheriff's office.

A question and answer time will follow. The statement did not say what the news conference was about.

Entrekin is accused of pocketing more than $750,000 in jail food funds over the past three years. Entrekin also makes $93,178.80 annually as sheriff.

Many Alabama sheriffs contend that the practice of keeping "excess" inmate-feeding funds for themselves is legal under a state law passed before World War II.

Entrekin told AL.com last month that he has a personal account that he refers to as his "Food Provision" fund. And Etowah County resident Matthew Qualls said that in 2015 Entrekin paid him to mow his lawn via checks with the words "Sheriff Todd Entrekin Food Provision Account" printed in the upper-left corner. AL.com viewed a photograph of one such check.

State Rep. Mack Butler, R-Rainbow City, said Monday he will introduce legislation this week that will allow for Etowah county voters to decide in November if the sheriff gets to pocket excess money for jail food.

"Everywhere I go, people say something to me about this ... they say, 'We need to address this, Mac,'" said Butler. "I jumped in this weekend to see what we can do."

He said he anticipates it could pass through the Legislature before the end of the spring legislative session. The legislative session is expected to end next week.