Sheriff Van Duncan on the Bobby Medford case

Jason Sandford

Jason Sandford is a reporter, writer, blogger and photographer interested in all things Asheville.

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I find this a startling admission on the part of current Buncombe County Sheriff Van Duncan. Listen to this video clip of Duncan answering a question by WLOSer Russ Bowen about the federal investigation into illegal gambling that netted former Sheriff Bobby Medford. Medford was found guilty earlier this week of corruption.

Here, Duncan says that while he worked at the Sheriff’s Department, he saw some things he didn’t think were “quite right.” Yet he says people went on about their jobs.

The real question is – why didn’t someone blow the whistle on Medford? Maybe somebody did, but it sure doesn’t sound like it was Duncan. I’d sure like to know how the federal investigation into Medford began.