Sheriff's deputy claims demotion over Delphi murders investigation

CARROLL COUNTY, Ind. — A Carroll County Sheriff's deputy has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against Sheriff Tobias Leazenby and the sheriff's office claiming that he was the victim of political retaliation for his unsuccessful attempt to campaign in next month’s general election.In the lawsuit, Deputy Michael Thomas cites his involvement in the early days of the Delphi murders investigation as the beginning of the end of his relationship with his boss.“Upon Thomas’s