The former sheriff was arrested on June 27 and charged with assault on a female, felonious restraint, sexual battery, and solicitation to commit prostitution for confrontations that law enforcement ...

Curtis Cochran, the former sheriff, has been indicted on a second-degree rape charge. He also faces sexual assault charges involving two other victims.

For nearly two decades, a self-styled reformer with no law enforcement experience who toppled a longtime sheriff and rode a ...

NC state and local law enforcement arrested Swain County Sheriff Curtis Cochran June 27 under a felony and three misdemeanor charges, officials say.

Brian Kirkland, who served as interim sheriff in Swain County following the scandalous retirement of Curtis Cochran, has been ...

The Swain County sheriff notified county commissioners July 1 that he will retire immediately, as police continue to ...

Curtis Cochran, the mountain North Carolina sheriff who resigned earlier this month after he was charged with sexual assault, now faces a second-degree forcible rape charge. A grand jury indicted ...

Swain County Commissioners have appointed a new sheriff following the suspension and arrest of former Sheriff Curtis Cochran.

Swain County Sheriff Curtis Cochran faces multiple charges, including sexual battery, after two women reported being assaulted. Cochran appeared in court on July 1st, where a judge added ...

Curtis Cochran, who was first elected Swain County sheriff in 2006, retired from the post effective July 1, according to a statement from the county Board of Commissioners. The chief deputy is ...

State and local law enforcement arrested Swain County Sheriff Curtis Cochran June 27 under four state charges, leading to his suspension from office, the district attorney's office announced.

Curtis Cochran, who was first elected Swain County sheriff in 2006, retired from the post effective July 1, according to a statement from the county Board of Commissioners. The chief deputy is ...