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Saturday, February 02, 2013 12:46 AM Wilson County jail administrator demoted Sheriff tight-lipped on change at county detention center By Corey Friedman | Times Online Editor Sheriff Calvin Woodard won’t say why he demoted the Wilson County Detention Center’s top jailer this month. Willie Lucas received a $13,000 pay cut effective Jan. 1, according to county personnel records. Through his spokeswoman, the sheriff said he would not provide a reason for the administrative change. "He’s declining to comment on it,” sheriff’s Chief of Staff Wanda Samuel said Friday. Woodard did not return a phone message seeking comment. Lucas earned $53,952 as a captain in the sheriff’s office and detention center administrator, according to records provided by Assistant County Manager Denise Stinagle. On Jan. 1, his job title changed to Detention Officer Level I and his salary fell to $40,764. Samuel said the sheriff would not say who he appointed to replace Lucas as jail administrator. Capt. Tony Hardy is now believed to be in charge of the jail. Hardy previously worked in the sheriff’s Professional Standards Division, which investigates internal affairs. As of Friday afternoon, Lucas still was listed as jail administrator on the Wilson County government website’s detention center page. Lucas owns and operates day care centers in Wilson and Rocky Mount that abruptly closed their doors in November. It’s not clear whether the business closures were related to Lucas’s demotion at the sheriff’s office. Parents arrived at JSL Development Center on Pender Street Nov. 30 to find that the center had closed. They complained that staff failed to notify them in advance so that they could make other child care arrangements. Both JSL locations received superior ratings in recent state inspections, but regulators have investigated several complaints over the past three years. The N.C. Division of Child Development and Early Education ruled some complaints unfounded, but it upheld several others, including electrical problems, no proof of insurance for JSL vehicles and failure to conduct criminal background checks every three years. Regulators said each violation had been corrected. Child care centers aren’t required to notify state officials when they close down, according to the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services. corey@wilsontimes.com | 265-7821 |
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Still no word said...
from the high sheriff or his office on this matter. what a joke.
Tuesday, February 12, 2013 at 9:14 PM
@truth said...from the high sheriff or his office on this matter. what a joke.
Tuesday, February 12, 2013 at 9:14 PM
Please!!! I see that someone always provides a colorful story on each of Calvin's articles on how he came to the rescue. Please continue with your colorful fiction stories. They make me laugh. You always make yourself out not to know a thing about the office and it's officers but its obvious your working there and trying to make light the comments on here. I'm an 80 year old female and a deputy helped me across the street one day. Oh don't forget the day my cat was stuck in a tree and a big burly deputy with a glowing light around him appeared from a golden gate and got my cat. Blah blah blah. The house is not as clean as you think it is or you wouldn't be trying to convince readers that its been cleaned. I know of several
Sunday, February 10, 2013 at 10:36 PM
You right about deputies being dissatisfied with sheriff Woodard. I spoke to several deputies and somme were mad and were no scared to voice the way they felt about the way things are being run, Always in FEAR of being fird
Saturday, February 09, 2013 at 9:28 PM
why was Lucas given such a high salary for a person who is a level 1 jailer? Like to see what kind of donation he gave yo prior to being elected, is it a political payback?
Friday, February 08, 2013 at 4:39 PM
Don't know anyone on here probably nor anyone at the Sheriff's office, but I own a small business on east side and before Calvin I never saw any deputies out my way. Since Calvin I see deputies all the time and one even stopped to check on me when they noticed I was there very late at night and truck in the back. I really appreciated that! As far as politics, I stay far way. If you work there, he's the boss. Leave if you don't want to work there. A Sheriff is one of the most powerful political offices in any county; hopefully you are not just realizing that fact. I don't know any new Sheriff that doesn't clean house, else why elect one. The President of the US does the same thing.
Friday, February 08, 2013 at 10:24 AM
