Facing increasing criticism over how his office handles evictions, Forsyth County Sheriff Bobby Kimbrough Jr. said he is following the law.
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"I have no authority to supersede what a judge has decreed," Kimbrough said.Â
Kimbrough held a news conference Monday in response to protests over how he has handled evictions and a recent outbreak of COVID-19 at the Forsyth County Jail.
Last Thursday, Housing Justice Now and other groups gathered outside Forsyth County Government Center to protest the fact that people are being evicted in the middle of the pandemic. Protesters said that evicting people is a threat to public safety because it leaves those people vulnerable to contracting COVID-19.