Incoming Guilford County Sheriff Fires More Than Two Dozen Employees

The incoming Guilford County Sheriff has dismissed more than two dozen employees.  Deputies and office staff began receiving notices from Sheriff-elect Danny Rogers this week.

Rogers will be sworn in on Monday, taking over from BJ Barnes, who has been in office for 24 years.

Barnes tells the News and Record that 28 employees have received letters saying their services are no longer needed. Rogers says that he has released 25 workers, ten of whom are part-time retirees.

The incoming sheriff says he vetted each of them before deciding on the dismissals.

According to Barnes, the list of those being fired includes the head of the jail, the person who oversees operations and the director of administration.

He says the firing of so many employees is “ridiculous,"  and called out his replacement for having a “personal agenda.”

Rogers insists that the cuts came down to who could serve under his leadership.