Deputy Plans On Extended Leave, Sheriff Returns To Work
DOWNTOWN JACKSON, Tenn. — Madison County Sheriff David Woolfork returned to work Tuesday for the first time since Jackson police began investigating a domestic incident involving him and one of his female deputies. Chief Deputy Tommy Cunningham tells WBBJ that he will likely reassign Deputy Sharon Sangster to similar duties at the penal farm. This would allow Sheriff Woolfork to stay within the protection order issued against him and it prevents him from being near her or coming to her place of work. Sangster, a two-year veteran of the department, most recently worked in the warrants division located in the main sheriff’s department office. Sangster did not return to work Tuesday. According to Chief Cunningham, he does not foresee her returning to the department any time soon. He says Sangster has indicated she’ll file to take paid “family medical leave.” According to Woolfork, he went to Sangster’s home last Thursday evening to talk to her about a previous personnel issue. Sangster’s personnel record shows she was given verbal counseling on August 26, for spending an excessive amount of time on personal calls while at work. She received no other disciplinary action. The only other blemish on her personnel record is in December 2011, which was nine months after her hiring. She was given a day off without pay for conduct unbecoming of an officer. Records show she had dispatch run a tag number for personal reasons. Jackson police released no new information about their on-going investigation on Tuesday. No formal charges have been filed against Woolfork.
