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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Ex-sheriff's deputy seen kicking prisoner defends actions

Franklin Co., Vt. Sheriff's Department

A fired Vermont deputy sheriff who is the only candidate on the November ballot to become sheriff is continuing to insist he did nothing wrong when he was recorded on surveillance video kicking a handcuffed and shackled prisoner.

John Grismore won the nomination of both Franklin County's Republican and Democratic parties to have his name on the November ballot, but after the video became public in August he was suspended and then fired.

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