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Incoming Franklin County sheriff was Karnes' protege
By dispatch.com
Published: 06/16/2011

Franklin County's incoming sheriff can really say he knows what the job takes.

Sgt. Zach Scott's resume includes interrogating one of central Ohio's most notorious serial shooters, being shot in the foot while kicking a door down in an LSD raid and going undercover to approach drug dealers. But the longtime deputy has developed a reputation as someone who cares as much about the victims as he does about catching the criminals.

The Franklin County Democratic Party picked Scott as the sheriff last night. However, he won't replace acting Sheriff Steve Martin until he is sworn in later this month.

It's a bittersweet promotion a week after Scott's former boss, Sheriff Jim Karnes, was laid to rest after a brief battle with pancreatic cancer. Karnes was the county's longest-serving sheriff.

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