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A Taylor County deputy can return to duty after spending five years on paid administrative leave.
Steve Bowers was charged with misconduct in office for handing over cold case files to producers of the television show, Cold Justice, without prior approval.
Taylor County Sheriff Larry Woebbeking was the lead investigator in one of those cases in 2017.
He says the county is paying Bowers a full-time salary to work and he hasn’t been able to do that.
He just thought it made sense to bring the deputy back starting May 9th.
Bowers has said he may retire.
