Detective fired for taking items from evidence room
WAYNESVILLE — A North Carolina sheriff’s office says a detective has been fired after authorities say he took various items from an evidence room on several occasions.The Haywood County Sheriff’s Office says on its Facebook page that it has asked the N.C. State Bureau of Investigation to conduct a criminal investigation into former detective Kevin Smathers, who was fired on Aug. 30.The sheriff’s office said Smathers accessed the evidence room without […]
