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A Nelson County judge dismissed all criminal charges against Sheriff Ramon Pineiroa.

The sheriff's second-in-command, Chief Deputy Brandon Bryan, took a plea deal on lesser charges.

There are still pending civil lawsuits related to the allegations.

This story has been updated to add a statement from the prosecutor in the case.

All criminal charges against Nelson County Sheriff Ramon Pineiroa were dropped on Friday, Sept. 19, as his second-in-command took a plea agreement on lessened charges related to the improper sale of vehicles by the sheriff's office, two attorneys at the hearing told The Courier Journal.

"I've said from the beginning that Sheriff Pineiroa did nothing wrong and we would prove that at trial," said Steven Romines, the Louisville attorney repre

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