Sheriff accused of drug theft to change plea Posted on November 16, 2016 0 FREMONT (AP) — A jailed Ohio sheriff accused of stealing prescription drugs is scheduled for a change of plea hearing. Sandusky County Sheriff Kyle Overmyer pleaded not guilty in August to six felony charges in a 43-count indictment. The change of plea hearing is scheduled for Thursday. A special prosecutor charged the sheriff with stealing medications drug disposal drop boxes, deceiving doctors into giving him painkillers and misusing department funds. A judge recently sent him back to jail after deciding he violated terms of his bond by contacting potential witnesses and people in the sheriff’s office. The two-term sheriff has said the investigation was politically motivated. He was suspended but kept his sheriff’s title. Overmyer was in jail when he lost his re-election bid last week.
