Howard County Sheriff candidate on leave from department, Acting Sheriff confirms
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(ABC 6 News) – Richard Hollenbeck, a ten-year investigator with the Howard County Sheriff’s Department and current candidate for Sheriff, has been put on administrative leave.
In an email to ABC 6 News, Chief Deputy Ryan Vandewalker confirmed that Hollenbeck was on administrative leave, but did not cite a reason for the action and would not comment further on the matter.
Hollenbeck is an independent candidate on the ballot in the Tuesday, November 5 election, facing Republican Rick Busch.
Hollenbeck declined to provide comment to ABC 6 News.