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We need more Lieseke?

This letter is in response to the Sept. 8 letter from Ken Causey concerning Sheriff Lieseke. Mr. Causey takes some cheap shots and new people in the valley may get a distorted view of our former 12-year sheriff.

Wade never shot himself accidentally, although there was an accidental discharge that harmed no one about eight or nine years ago, but I do remember when he was shot, as I have lived in Nye County a good many years.

He got into a gunfight with an escaped convict from Utah, as I remember, a guy who was convicted of raping children, and Wade got shot up pretty bad, nearly died.

But he didn't, luckily, although the rapist did. Seems like he did a good job protecting us citizens, but Ken must have forgot.

Next, he says Wade wrecked two cars and a motorcycle. Why make stuff up, Ken? Seems like Wade got hit and nearly killed on 95 several years ago, and the guy who hit him got a ticket for not yielding to a police car, according to what I could look up, and never got in a wreck with a motorcycle.

But I tell you what, the publicity stunt DeMeo pulled with Channel 8 over special deputy volunteers was politics as usual, because that is all you ever get from him. He never gets his hands dirty, but I remember hearing Wade on the scanner at all times in the night, and I was never afraid to take kids or grandkids out at night, to the bowling alley or the parks or to football games, but I am now and many people I talk to feel the same way.

By the way, are you the same Ken Causey who might have got tickets from deputies when Wade was sheriff because you said it was your right not to get your car registered or get a driver's license?

Now that should make people feel safe, with you on the road. We need Wade back.

Jane Mullen