Sam Parker

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This April 21, 2008 file photo, Chesterfield County Sheriff, Sam Parker addresses members of the media during a news conference at Chesterfield High School, in Chesterfield, S.C. Parker goes on trial Monday, April 7, 2014 is charged with five counts of misconduct in office, two counts of furnishing contraband to inmates and one count of embezzlement. Seven of South Carolina’s 46 sheriffs have faced charges or criminal investigations in the past four years. Unlike most of them, Parker is fighting the charges. (AP Photo/Brett Flashnick)