Resident challenges local law enforcement and requests officials enforce oaths of office during public comment

During public comment at the May 28 Henry County Commissioners meeting, a resident made extended allegations about what he described as misconduct by local law enforcement and county officials and urged the commission to enforce oaths of office and address his open records requests.

The resident, who did not give a full name on the record, said he had been repeatedly arrested for speech and described being detained without access to counsel or family in a different county. "You guys all refuse to do anything about the sheriff," the resident said, later adding, "I want people to obey their oaths." The speaker said multiple Freedom of Information Act requests had been denied or returned as unreadable and that he expected better compliance from county officials.

Nut graf: Commissioners asked clarifying questions about what the resident wanted the county to do; the resident insisted he sought enforcement of official oaths and fuller responses to records requests. No formal commission action was recorded in response to the remarks.

Commissioners asked the speaker to clarify his requests; one commissioner asked whether the complaints were specifically about the sheriff's office, and the resident replied that his concerns extended to "the whole crooked system." County counsel prompted the speaker about whether the statements were acceptable under meeting rules at one point, but the commission did not take any formal enforcement or directive during the meeting.

Ending: The meeting record shows the extended public-comment exchange but no formal motions or referrals tied to the resident's allegations; the speaker said he would continue to pursue the issues publicly.