Lincoln County Elects Interim Sheriff

{Hamlin, West Virginia}...Lincoln County Commissioners voted unanimously Friday to elect David Vickers, a former employee of the Lincoln County Schools, as interim sheriff, to take over when current sheriff Jerry Bowman resigns. Bowman has until March 7th to resign after being charged with voter fraud for tampering with absentee ballots in the 2010 election. Bowman and County Clerk Donald Whitten have agreed to plead guilty in Charleston on March 7th to federal fraud charges. Vickers is a minister and retired member of the Board of Education. He served 35 years on the board. Vickers will serve the remainder of Bowman's term, which is approximately 9 months.