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Sieber withdraws as candidate in sheriff’s race

By Bill Moss, Published: February 7, 2014

Former Henderson County deputy Robert Sieber has withdrawn as a candidate for Henderson County sheriff.
Sieber, a Hendersonville resident who is now a detective for the Polk County Sheriff's Department, filed a form on Friday to close his campaign committee, ending what had been a longshot campaign against Sheriff Charlie McDonald and two other better known candidates, Fletcher Police Chief Erik Summey and two-time sheriff's candidate Michael Brown.
"I filed for the office of Henderson County Sheriff back in September before Brown, Summey and told my agenda," Sieber said in a Facebook post.
"I am friends with Charlie McDonald and we have sat down several times over lunch and spoke as men, not candidates," he said. "I have also spoke with Michael Brown who I also respect. Eric Summey and I worked together for years and I know the kind of officer he is also. ...
"As of yesterday I withdrew from this race. It is not a decision I made lightly, but my time is just not right yet. ... I thank everyone for their friendship and support, and I will announce at a later date who I think would be best for the position of Sheriff and move the department forward. And I will do everything in my power to help the right man win the office."
Sieber served in the Army as a criminal investigator at Fort Carson, Colo. and received basic law enforcement training from Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College. He worked at the Henderson County sheriff's department from 2005 to 2011.