after reading the article, it was very, very clear that the sheriff was fishing for an arrest and contrived a reason to do so. the sheriff in question is also a woman and the area is small and local enough that the two certainly know eachother. i also lived in a small town (pop 500) and everyone knows everyone, but everyone especially knows the cops and sheriff. i would bet cash fucking money this is something personal between these two chicks being hashed out with lawfare. there is no reason to do all that shit to her and threaten a felony charge + to take her custody away if it wasn't while trying to make her sign a binding contract to do a bunch of shit to her kid that her son will hate.
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