Two Lincoln County bailiffs lead a handcuffed Mike Merkel to the sheriff's department he once worked at to be processed on two felony charges. Merkel is accused of lying during both of the trials in which Russ Faria was accused of the 2011 murder of his wife, Betsy. Photo Credit: Gregory Orear/Lincoln County Journal
Gregory Orear General Manager/Editor TROY – A former Lincoln County sheriff’s deputy accused of lying under oath resulting in the murder conviction of an innocent…