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The Sheriff of Lanark or Sheriff of Lanarkshire was historically the royal official responsible for enforcing law and order and bringing criminals to justice in Lanarkshire, Scotland. Prior to 1748 most sheriffdoms were held on a hereditary basis.
The action at Lanark was an attack at Lanark, Scotland during the First War of Scottish Independence in May 1297. The Scotsman William Wallace led an uprising against the English and killed the Sheriff of Lanark, William Heselrig. The attack was not an isolated incident, but rather saw Wallace joining in with uprisings taking place across Scotland.
[9] [10] The complex also continued to serve as the local sheriff court throughout the 20th century and into the 21st century. In 2002, the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service acquired County Buildings and implemented a major programme of refurbishment works which involved the conversion of County Buildings to create a second courtroom.
About 42 hours later at approximately 11:28 p.m. on Feb. 26, corrections deputies responded to the jail for a drug complaint involving Leffingwell, according to court records.
Thorne's death marked the fourth Greene County Jail-related fatality in four months. In January, the sheriff's office reported that inmate Michael Hill, 49, died after reportedly being found ...
A medical services provider at the county jail referred Taurean Clark, 36, to a hospital Tuesday for further evaluation and care. Around 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Clark died there. The sheriff's ...
The Sheriffs (Scotland) Act 1747 reduced the office of sheriff principal to a largely ceremonial one, with a sheriff depute or sheriff substitute appointed to each "county, shire or stewartry". [3] The sheriff deputes, who were paid a salary by the Crown, were qualified advocates and took charge of sheriff courts. Where a sheriff depute was ...
An investigation is underway following a detainee death in the Henderson County jail in Hendersonville. Jail death in Hendersonville under investigation: spokesperson for sheriff; autopsy set Skip ...