SHERIFF JAYSON RICHARDSON STATEMENT 
ON COURT MOTION TO BAR DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S 
ILLEGAL ATTEMPT TO INFLUENCE SHERIFF’S ELECTION

“After enduring months of the District Attorney’s baseless allegations intended to disrupt the sheriff’s election and to defame me personally, we took appropriate legal action to prevent his continued political stunts and to defend the DeSoto Parish Sheriff’s Office.

It is a shame that civility and respectful debate are not the norm anymore in political campaigns. Just as we have seen in Washington recently, the politics of personal destruction is the only path for those who are desperate and have nothing positive to stand for.

I implore the citizens of DeSoto Parish to disregard these dirty political games and instead support the professionalism, character, and integrity of the DPSO.”