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FILE - This Sept. 25, 2007, file photo, shows Daggett County Jail near Manilla,Utah, in Daggett County. Utah's attorney general has filed charges against a former sheriff and four deputies after prosecutors say at least one jailer used a stun gun on inmates in exchange for soda or as hazing when assigned to a work crew. Utah Attorney General's Office spokesman Dan Burton said charges were filed Friday, May5, 2017, against former Daggett County Sheriff Jerry R. Jorgensen and four deputies. (Rick Egan/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP, File)

Sheriff, 4 staff charged after inmates abused with stun guns

By MICHELLE L. PRICE and BRADY McCOMBS - Associated Press

This photo taken Sept. 25, 2007, shows Daggett County Jail near Manilla,Utah in Daggett County. The sheriff of a remote Utah county under investigation for allegations of inmate mistreatment in its jail quietly resigned over the weekend and officials made his departure public on Monday, April 24, 2017. Jerry R. Jorgenson resigned Sunday after serving for six years as the sheriff of northeastern Daggett County, said Susie Potter, spokeswoman for the sheriff's office. (Rick EganThe Salt Lake Tribune via AP)

Utah sheriff resigns amid inmate mistreatment investigation

By MICHELLE L. PRICE - Associated Press