Kyle Overmyer: The Sheriff Who Became the Inmate

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Kyle Overmyer was once one of the youngest sheriffs in Ohio, a former narcotics officer who worked undercover, bought kilos of cocaine, and built a reputation for taking drug dealers off the streets. Then his own life began to unravel. What started with a legitimate prescription for painkillers turned into opioid addiction. Kyle says he began doctor-shopping, stealing Percocet from his father, and eventually going through prescription drugs surrendered to law enforcement inside his own sheriff’s office. In 2016, everything collapsed. Kyle was hit with a 43-count indictment, booked through the same system he once controlled, and ultimately sentenced to four years in prison. In this…