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Fired deputies dispute allegations of negligence in inmate escape
Sheriff appealing mens reinstatement
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Terminated deputies Jack Dodd and Larry Henslee responded Thursday to what they said are inaccurate and unfair assertions of blame by the Hall County Sheriff’s Office for their roles in the escape of an inmate. “If we had had five prisoners, or 10 prisoners, and that guy walked off ... I would have been right out the door and kept my mouth shut,” Dodd said, with Henslee seated to his right. “The fact is, we were overloaded.