It's certainly been an eventful day for Chip Dillard and Tim Staggs. Both men were acquitted of all charges brought against them in Lauderdale County Circuit Court, but...and it's certainly a big "but"...according to Ashley Thusius of WAAY TV in Huntsville, more charges are forthcoming.
We have checked, and the two Florence men were definitely released from the Lauderdale County Detention Center this afternoon, with no new arrests recorded. How long it will take for these "pending" charges to materialize is anyone's guess.
What are the charges? We're guessing drug related crimes, but that's just an educated guess. If that should be the charge, will a certain long-time bad boy from the eastern end of the county be one who testifies against Dillard? After three years since the original indictment and another year of drug accusations before that, this is turning into the never ending story.
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