Sheriff Jason Barnes flagged a Facebook comment from supervisor Heather Stancil on a petition to force a special election. She's now suing him.

Madison County Board of Supervisors Chair Heather Stancil has filed a lawsuit against Madison County Sheriff Jason Barnes over his investigation into Stancil's recent online comments.

Madison County’s board chair is under investigation for a Facebook post seen as voter intimidation, fueling further outrage over ongoing controversy.

The lawsuit claims that the sheriff "violated procedures in Iowa law that requires him to investigate alleged election misconduct at the direction of the attorney general, not on his own initiative, ...

MADISON COUNTY, Iowa – The Chairwoman of the Madison County Board of Supervisors is now under investigation for alleged ...

The chairwoman of the Madison County Supervisors, Heather Stancil, is under investigation following a Facebook comment that ...

Thirty-nine-year-old Jason Barnes had accused the Kane County State's attorney's office and 14 other entities of malicious prosecution. Barnes was acquitted of felony charges.