Johnson County Sheriff refuses to release records about dubious 'investigation' into elections

Despite producing no evidence to support his claims about the 2020 and 2021 elections, Calvin Hayden is now calling his months-long, taxpayer-funded probe a “criminal investigation” and has rebuffed requests for records related to his office’s work on the matter.
Johnson County Sheriff Calvin Hayden has now begun calling his office’s months-long, taxpayer-funded probe into the 2020 and 2021 election results a “criminal investigation” and has rebuffed requests to produce records related to his office’s work on the matter.

Hayden’s continued assertions casting doubt on the legitimacy of recent election results here has again prompted Johnson County Election Commissioner Fred Sherman to affirm that he stands by “the integrity and accuracy” of the vote counts in recent election cycles.