Ex-sheriff faces additional drug charges

Posted: 08.26.2010 at 6:30 PM

Read more: Local, Crime, E.J. Melvin, Lee County Sheriff, Drug Charges

LEE COUNTY (WACH) -- Former Lee County Sheriff E.J. Melvin is facing an additional charge of possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine. He has pleaded not guilty.

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Melvin is already facing other drug conspiracy charges as police say he and two others dealt drugs from 2004 until the ex-sheriff's arrest this May.

His trial is expected to begin in October.

If convicted, he faces 10 years to life in prison.

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