Brookings County Sheriff Marty Stanwick addresses questions at a recent Brookings County Commission meeting. (youtube.com)
A South Dakota sheriff is facing scrutiny over an abrupt and steep jump in fuel purchases at a gas station owned by a political ally.
But the brass in the Brookings County Sheriff’s Office are defending nearly $30,000 in fuel purchases at the Aurora Quick Stop through the first 10 months of this year, attributing the uptick in spending to changes in county fueling procedures.
The purchases at Aurora have drawn extra scrutiny of retiring Sheriff Marty Stanwick because the owner of the gas station made a maximum campaign contribution to Stanwick’s preferred successor and candidate in next week’s election to pick a new sheriff.
