County Commission Chairman Greg Dunn knew something like the current controversy surrounding Lt. Colonel Bruce Jordan of the Fayette County Sheriffs’ Department was going to happen.

“This is what we’ve been trying to find out for two and a half years,” he said Tuesday morning.

Dunn is not happy with the scandal that has ripped through the sheriff’s department, but said it’s only natural for it to occur.

“Anytime you have a large batch of money sitting around with no accountability, this type of situation is going to happen,” he added.

The controversy involves the use of under $1,500 taken from the federal drug seizure forfeiture funds that was used to pay the expenses of two sheriff’s detectives to travel to Tennessee to provide security for a youth baseball team in July.

Lt. Col. Bruce Jordan has denied any wrongdoing in connection with the use of the federal funds, although it was his son’s team that received the benefits of the security.

The deputies received per diem funds and the use of a county vehicle for the trip. They also received compensatory time off for the five days of the trip.

Jordan is the deputies’ department supervisor.

The County Commission chairman believes this is only the “tip of the iceberg” and believes far more indiscretions will be revealed. He’s glad to see that District Attorney Scott Ballard has turned the matter over to the state Attorney General’s office, because he doesn’t believe the internal investigation conducted by the sheriff’s office will be valid.

“Politics has to be totally removed from this scandal, and I don’t really believe anyone would believe the results of that investigation,” he added.

The county conducted a forensics audit of the drug funds and although the county is still embroiled in legal issues with Sheriff Randall Johnson, Dunn said the results of the audit were clear.

“It shows that there is no accountability when it comes to drug funds,” he added.

Dunn is hopeful that any investigation would be completed soon, and if any wrongdoings are found, the person or persons involved would no longer be employed by Fayette County.

“We’ve got to get back to governing the county.”

Incoming County Commissioner Eric Maxwell, who had the backing of Sheriff Johnson in July’s primary, said an investigation into the matter is warranted and wants to reserve his judgment until all the facts are established