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would be very much opposed to any additional full or part-time deputy,” Rappahannock Commonwealth Attorney George Davis told the Supervisors after Sheriff William Buntin repeated his previous request for a new deputy. Davis charged that the Sheriffs Department currently spent “70 per cent of their time patrolling highways, which is not proper.”
In the past, Davis has advised the Supervisors against paying mileage charges for policing procedures that he deems improper. At the February meeting, he formally notified the Board of his intention to sue the county if such practices weren’t abandoned. He included patrolling or policing highway traffic and “patrolling or policing businesses or certain residences, unless a complaint has been received that a crime has been committed or is about to be committed at such location” as suspect categories of local law enforcement.
When the Supervisors continued to pay mileage claims that he opposed, Davis asked the State Attorney General to authorize an investigation by the State Police of mileage claims submitted by Sheriff Buntin. At that time, Davis repeatedly told the News he wouldn’t comment on the situation until the investigation was completed.
Davis Alledges Discrepancies
The Commonwealth Attorney apparently changed his mind at Thursday’s Board meeting. After stating his opposition to Buntin’s request for an additional deputy, Davis said “the investigation is not completed but I’m satisfied in my own mind that it will show a large amount of discrepancy.”
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