"Nicklelson was willing to accept the alleged irregularities if he had won. It is now only an issue because he is the loser in this election," the statement reads.
By Daffney Dawson, Rachael Thomas and Curtis Heyen
On Tuesday, Dec. 12, a panel of fives judges with the Second Circuit Court of Appeal released its decision in the highly followed race for the next sheriff of Caddo Parish.
The attorneys for Nickelson and Caddo Sheriff-elect Henry Whitehorn have been given deadlines by which they must file briefs to further argue their case.
It is the final stretch of the campaign. Two candidates are vying for one of the most powerful law enforcement jobs in the ArkLaTex, Caddo Parish Sheriff.