Dare County Sheriff J.D. “Doug” Doughtie (left) and Chief Deputy Jeffrey “Jeff” Deringer (right) will no longer retire Sunday, Dec. 1, 2024, as originally planned. (Photos courtesy Dare County)
By Corinne Saunders
Editor’s Note: This story has been updated to reflect the change of plans made after this story’s publication and communicated to Outer Banks Insider around 3:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 28.
MANTEO — Dare County’s top two law enforcement officials are no longer retiring on Dec. 1, Sheriff John D. “Doug” Doughtie told Outer Banks Insider about two hours after a story ran about his and Chief Deputy Jeffrey “Jeff” Deringer’s planned retirements.