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

The longtime sheriff of a western North Carolina county who was suspended following allegations of sexual misconduct has ...

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

Sheriff Curtis Cochran, 72, was suspended after allegations that he persuaded women to get into his Dodge Durango, then ...

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.

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 ...

Swain County Sheriff Curtis Cochran retired July 1, following his recent suspension from office and arrest under multiple charges, including felonious restraint and sexual battery.

BRYSON CITY, N.C. -- The longtime sheriff of a western North Carolina county whom some women accused of sexual misconduct has quit before he could be permanently removed. Curtis Cochran, who was ...