Bohrer won’t take the bench as Magistrate, citing close ties to law enforcement

by Kate Shunney

Morgan County’s outgoing Sheriff K.C. Bohrer was preparing for a career shift to the judiciary after being elected as one of two county magistrates in May.

But training to take the bench in January has resulted in Bohrer offering his resignation as magistrate-elect to Judge Laura Faircloth, Chief of the 23^rd Judicial Circuit, just weeks before he was to take office.

On December 6, Bohrer penned his resignation, telling…