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Article published May 13, 2003
Wallace's status still in the air

Lynne Powell
Cherokee County Bureau

Gov. Mark Sanford's office isn't likely to make a decision regarding the removal of a county councilman charged with selling prescription drugs unless and until he is indicted, his spokesman said Monday.
Spokesman Will Folks said state law prohibits the governor from acting until a grand jury hands down an indictment.
"At that point, the governor has the discretion whether or not to issue a suspension," Folks said.
Three-year veteran Cherokee County Councilman Billy Olin Wallace, 60, of 219 Bonner Lake Road was charged with possession with intent to distribute Oxycotin on Friday. He is free on a $30,000 bond.
Wallace won't comment on the charges and Interim County Administrator Ben Clary said Wallace hasn't resigned from office.
The S.C. Attorney General's Office will prosecute the case. The Cherokee County Grand Jury meets May 29.
Lynne Powell may be reached at 487-7146 or lynne.powell@shj.com.

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