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INDY3 raleiggb-Cary L1umLvn—c,fi.3pbi Ihia City says anti-sheriff signs are legal By Sam DeGrave Acarpenter's level critiqued James Michael Lynch's every move as he worked.After each swing of his mallet,Lynch consulted the level,which rested on the sign's wooden frame. Only when a sign was perfectly straight did Lynch allow I W'WA himself to move onto the next. SHERI� The sun wouldn't be up for another hour,but the street lights ��enabled him to see.By 7 a.m.Lynch had finished working.On D. one side of South Dillard Street,stood the massive Durham i County Courthouse;on the other, 11 signs,posted in the public right-of-way,accused Sheriff Mike Andrews of Photo by Lisa Sorg Lynch:I've got to expose the corruption,and then I'll get my conspiracy. safe back." "I believe Sheriff Michael D.Andrews is nefarious! He lies to Lynch became unhappy with the way his case was being victims and conspires with others to cover up crimes!"the handled almost immediately.But without probable cause signs read. linking Lynch's neighbor to the theft,the sheriffs office made no arrest.Agitated by the apparent lack of progress,Lynch Lynch walked the length of the street admiring his work,and became suspicious of the people handling his case. then returned to his truck,which was parked on the sidewalk. He opened the door,but he didn't get in.Instead,he turned to So over the last year,Lynch has filed citizen's complaints face the courthouse parking deck before smiling and waving to against Andrews and five other members of the sheriff s the security camera on top of it. office,alleging that they lied to him and conspired to cover up crimes "You can't tell me Andrews or one of his deputies ain't going to see that,"Lynch said before getting into his truck and "I just got this feeling in my gut,and something didn't feel driving home. right,"Lynch said. "My gut hasn't been wrong yet." Lynch's signs started appearing around Durham about four During the past three weeks,Andrews was unable to speak months ago as an attempt to dethrone Andrews,the with the INDYregarding Lynch or his signs.Communicating incumbent,in the spring election.(Andrews won.)Lynch's through Sheriffs Office Public Information Officer Paul beef with the sheriffs office started in September 2012.That's Sherwin,Andrews cited meetings and vacation as the reasons when Lynch noticed a safe he had hidden in an air duct in his why he was unable to talk to the press. Sherwin didn't respond home was missing.The safe contained a pinky ring,a gold to the INDFs most recent request to speak with the sheriff, chain,four car titles,a friend's P89 Ruger,loaded with 16 which was sent on July 3. hollow-point rounds,and$15,000 in cash that Lynch says he had been saving for his parents. The neighbor also declined to speak with the INDY. Lynch suspected his neighbor stole the safe while cleaning his After noticing what he deemed to be inconsistencies in what house,and called the sheriffs office to file a report. several members of the Sheriffs Office told him regarding the investigation,Lynch was convinced he was being lied to.He