Veteran deputy to run for Columbiana Co. sheriff


December 21, 2007 at 6:22p.m.

Veteran deputy to run for Columbiana Co. sheriff

LISBON — A veteran law enforcement officer, friend and fellow Republican has filed to run against Columbiana County Sheriff David Smith.

Daniel N. MacLean of Yellow Creek Township filed his petition today with the county board of elections to run as a Republican. He is known as “Skip.”

“With over 27 years of full-time experience in law enforcement, 26 of which were as a deputy sheriff in Columbiana County, I am confident that I have the hands-on experience, the knowledge and the professional competency to carry out the duties of county sheriff,” MacLean said in a prepared statement.

Smith, who has filed to run again, faces a drunken-driving charge in Cambridge Municipal Court in Guernsey County. He was speeding in his unmarked cruiser when pulled over by a state trooper, and his urine test showed his alcohol content was nearly three times the legal limit.

If convicted of the first-degree misdemeanor, Smith would not be able to serve as sheriff.

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