Photo via Hillsdale County Sheriff's site
(FOX 2) - A Michigan County Sheriff has been charged with two counts, court records show.
Hillsdale County Sheriff Scott Hodshire was arraigned on Wednesday on felony counts of obstruction of justice and misconduct in office.
Michigan County Sheriff Charged
Hodshire appeared in court on Sept. 2 on counts of obstruction of justice and misconduct in office.
What we know:
Hodshire first appeared in Hillsdale District Court on Wednesday for a scheduled arraignment at 10:15 a.m.
His bond was set for $1,000.
The charges were filed on Aug. 31. According to court records, the original charges stemmed from an event on Feb. 18, 2026.
He's scheduled to be back in court for a probable cause conference on Sept. 30.
What we don't know:
The nature of the offenses is unknown.
According to the Hillsdale Daily News, Hodshire allegedly warned a suspect's family about a warrant out of a county in Ohio. Testimony from a Michigan State Police detective includes details about a theft investigation overseen by the Williams County Sheriff.
Hillsdale Sheriff denies charges
Sheriff Hodshire denied the charges in a statement issued on social media on Wednesday.
"There has been growing speculation both in the community and on social media regarding the conditions surrounding the issuance of criminal charges against me while engaged in my duties as the Hillsdale County Sheriff."
"The issuance of criminal charges by the Michigan Attorney General’s Office involves a criminal investigation that my office (my deputies and myself) was engaged in as a courtesy to an out of state law enforcement agency which lacked jurisdiction in Hillsdale County.
"Whether the charges have merit (which I deny), including whether my actions were appropriate and whether others’ interpretations of my actions are justified, will not be debated by my office in the press or on social media but rather in the courtroom, as our system of justice requires.
"All I will say is that not one person from my office nor myself did anything intended to interfere with a sister agency’s investigation or otherwise take action that was knowingly criminal in nature. During the next several months, or however long this process takes, the court will weigh the work of my office and me and not the court of public opinion."
He added that he would like to offer a "play-by-play of the incident," but was instructed by his attorney to refrain.
The Source: Court records and the Hillsdale Daily News were cited for this story.