Miss. sheriff's FEMA case moved to Baton Rouge federal court

Miss. sheriff's FEMA case moved to Baton Rouge federal court:

"BATON ROUGE, La. Federal prosecutors in Baton Rouge will take up the misdemeanor case against a Mississippi sheriff accused of commandeering two ice trucks from a federal reservation and sending them to relief centers after Hurricane Katrina.
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The 53-year-old McGee had agreed last month to plead guilty to a misdemeanor charge of interfering with, intimidating and impeding a federal officer. It is unclear where that plea stands now that the case is being moved to Baton Rouge.

McGee is accused of commandeering two ice trucks September four from a Federal Emergency Management Agency staging area at Camp Shelby, near Hattiesburg.

He has said that a National Guard soldier who tried to stop the trucks from leaving was handcuffed and detained at the sheriff's office, then cited for interfering with McGee's operations.

The sheriff said he agreed to plead guilty because he did not want three deputies who acted on his orders to be prosecuted."