Cleveland County Sheriff pleads no contest to embezzlement

Cleveland County Sheriff Donald Amason pleaded no contest Monday to one felony count of embezzlement, stemming from a recent indictment brought by the Multi-County Grand Jury. Under the terms of the plea agreement, Amason has agreed to resign from office effective immediately, pay $10,000 in restitution, accept a fiveyear deferred sentence and surrender his CLEET card.

Amason was charged with movin…