Federal prosecutors say former Lincoln County Sheriff Jerry Bowman deserves a break at his Wednesday sentencing because of the help he gave them during their investigation of the 2010 primary election. U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin says Bowman helped convince former County Commissioner Thomas Ramey Jr. to admit to his role in an absentee ballot scheme. Goodwin also credits Bowman for aiding the case against James Matheny. A May jury convicted the Lincoln County resident of threatening election fraud investigators at gunpoint when they tried to interview him. Bowman awaits sentencing Wednesday along with since-resigned County Clerk Donald Whitten, who also pleaded guilty to lying to an investigator.
