Cleveland County Commissioners will call a special meeting and go into executive session 8 a.m. today to begin interviewing candidates for county sheriff behind closed doors.Eleven men have applied for the post that will be vacated by DeWayne Beggs on May 1.
The successful candidate will serve out the remainder of Beggs' four-year term which ends in January 2009. If the candidate chooses to seek election to the post, he would be required to file for office and run in the July 29 primary election and Nov. 4 general election.
Commissioners will meet again 8 a.m. Tuesday to continue the interviews. They may make a decision 9 a.m. Wednesday.
The 11 men who have applied for the position are:
Roy D. Magerkurth, Norman, a former sheriff's department employee.
Lloyd D. Blaine, Norman, a current employee with the sheriff's department.
David Williams, Norman, a former undersheriff.
Jim D. Filipski, Norman, the current undersheriff of McClain County.
Christopher Manning, Norman.
Rhett B. Burnett, Norman, who previously ran for the sheriff's post.
Joe Lester, Norman, the former public safety director for the University of Oklahoma.
Neil Vickers, Norman, the former deputy chief of police for the city of Norman.
Eddie Thomason, Harrah, current undersheriff of Cleveland County.
Mark S. Hamm, Moore.
Don Holyfield, Norman.
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