DAVIDSON DEPUTIES FACE ADDITIONAL CHARGES

Three former Davidson County Sheriff's Deputies were named in a new
indictment released Friday by the United States Attorney's office.

The indictment amended the original to include other charges against the
three deputies, as well as a sergeant with the Archdale Police and the son
of a Davidson County commissioner.

Lt. David Scott Woodall, 34; Sgt. Douglas Edward Westmoreland, 49; and Lt.
William Monroe Rankin, 32, of the Davidson County Sheriff's Department;
Archdale Police Sgt. Christopher James Shetley, 35, and Wyatt Nathan
Kepley, were named in the new charges.

The superseding indictment repeated the drug distribution charge from the
original indictment and added forfeiture figures against the five
defendants. If convicted, Kepley will have to forfeit $2 million plus
interest. Westmoreland and Woodall will have to forfeit $250,000 each plus
interest. Kepley and Woodall also have vehicles up for forfeiture.

Also in the new release from U.S. Attorney Anna Mills Wagoner's office:

* Woodall, Westmoreland and Rankin were charged with civil rights
violations "stemming from the illegal search of Kepley's residence." If
convicted, the three officers face a fine of up to $100,000, imprisonment
of not more than one year, or both, and a supervised release of not more
than one year.

* Shetley and Westmoreland were charged with extortion and Woodall faces
two extortion charges. The penalty for the extortion charges is a fine of
up to $250,000, imprisonment of not less than 20 years, or both, and term
of supervised release of not more than three years.

* Woodall was charged with carrying a firearm during a crime of violence. A
fine of up to $250,000 can be levied if Woodall is convicted of the charge,
and imprisonment of not less than seven years, to run at the expiration of
any other sentence, or both, and a term of supervised release of not more
than five years.

* Kepley was charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm. If
convicted, Kepley faces a fine of up to $250,000, imprisonment of not more
than 10 years, or both, and a term of supervised release of not more than
three years. Marco Aurelio Acosta-Soza, named in the first indictment, had
no new charges added against him.

The five men will be arraigned on the new charges the week of Feb. 4.