Sheriff Loses Election To His Deputy, Fires Him Moments Later

TYNDALL, SD (CBS Local) – A South Dakota sheriff didn’t handle losing his bid for re-election well. The sheriff was defeated by his deputy and then fired him.
Bon Homme County Sheriff Lenny Gramkow was soundly beaten by Deputy Mark Maggs on June 5. Maggs took home 878 of the 1,209 votes to become the county’s new sheriff in January.
Gramkow apparently wasn’t ready for there to be a new sheriff in town and sent his deputy a letter of termination one minute after