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Sheriff's Dooley became the chief deputy to Sheriff [[Willie Waggonner|William Edward "Willie" Waggonner]] of [[rural]] Plain Dealing, the older brother of the late [[U.S. Representative]] [[Joe Waggonner]] of Louisiana's 4th congressional district (now represented by [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[Mike Johnson]]). Waggonner was elected sheriff in 1948 to succeed Louis H. Padgett, Sr., for whom Waggonner had been the chief deputy. As acting sheriff under appointment from [[Governor]] [[Edwin Edwards]], Dooley won a [[special election]] for the position held in conjunction with the 1976 presidential election for the remainder of Waggonner's term.<ref name=shrtimes/> He defeated Don Martin Whittington (born 1935), a farmer<ref>"Vol Dooley wins," ''[[Minden Press-Herald]],'' November 3, 1976, p. 3.</ref> and the father of current Sheriff [[Julian Whittington]], a Republican.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41485994|title=Lydia Ann Merritt Whittington|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|date=September 2, 2009|accessdate=July 20, 2020}}</ref> Dooley was subsequently reelected to regular four-year terms in 1979 and 1983.<ref>Lt. Bill Davis, Public Information Officer, Bossier Parish Sheriff's Department, List of Sheriffs since 1843.</ref>
Sheriff's Dooley became the chief deputy to Sheriff [[Willie Waggonner|William Edward "Willie" Waggonner]] of [[rural]] Plain Dealing, the older brother of the late [[U.S. Representative]] [[Joe Waggonner]] of Louisiana's 4th congressional district (now represented by [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[Mike Johnson]]). Waggonner was elected sheriff in 1948 to succeed Louis H. Padgett, Sr., for whom Waggonner had been the chief deputy. As acting sheriff under appointment from [[Governor]] [[Edwin Edwards]], Dooley won a [[special election]] for the position held in conjunction with the 1976 presidential election for the remainder of Waggonner's term.<ref name=shrtimes/> He defeated Don Martin Whittington (born 1935), a farmer<ref>"Vol Dooley wins," ''[[Minden Press-Herald]],'' November 3, 1976, p. 3.</ref> and the father of current Sheriff [[Julian Whittington]], a Republican.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41485994|title=Lydia Ann Merritt Whittington|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|date=September 2, 2009|accessdate=July 20, 2020}}</ref> Dooley was subsequently reelected to regular four-year terms in 1979 and 1983.<ref>Lt. Bill Davis, Public Information Officer, Bossier Parish Sheriff's Department, List of Sheriffs since 1843.</ref>
===Jack Favor case===
In 1967, Sheriff Waggonner and Chief Deputy Dooley were accused of collusion with then Judge [[O. E. Price]] and District Attorney Louis H. Padgett, Jr. of the 26th Judicial District in Benton to rig the double murder trial of rodeo champion Jack Favor (1911-1988) of [[Fort Worth]], [[Texas]]. Favor was falsely accused of shooting to death an elderly couple, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Richey, who operated a bait and tackle business near Haughton in south Bossier Parish. Waggonner believed the false testimony of Favor's accuser, Floyd Edward Cumbey.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/16846793/|title=Legal Blotch|date=January 6, 1982|page=20|publisher=''The Paris (Texas) News''|accessdate=February 7, 2014}}</ref> Favor sued for wrongful conviction and imprisonment but settled for $55,000 (147,000 in 2020 dollars).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1955&dat=19760317&id=jxFXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=WUMNAAAAIBAJ&pg=6270,4230032|title=People in the News: Jack Favor, rodeo star ...|publisher=google.com|accessdate=February 6, 2014}}</ref> The Favor case had no impact on Dooley's political viability.
In 1967, Sheriff Waggonner and Chief Deputy Dooley were accused of collusion with then Judge [[O. E. Price]] and District Attorney Louis H. Padgett, Jr. of the 26th Judicial District in Benton to rig the double murder trial of rodeo champion Jack Favor of [[Fort Worth]], [[Texas]]. Favor was falsely accused of shooting to death an elderly couple, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Richey, who operated a bait and tackle business near Haughton in south Bossier Parish. Waggonner believed the false testimony of Favor's accuser, Floyd Edward Cumbey.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/16846793/|title=Legal Blotch|date=January 6, 1982|page=20|publisher=''The Paris (Texas) News''|accessdate=February 7, 2014}}</ref> Favor sued for wrongful conviction and imprisonment but settled for $55,000 (147,000 in 2020 dollars).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1955&dat=19760317&id=jxFXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=WUMNAAAAIBAJ&pg=6270,4230032|title=People in the News: Jack Favor, rodeo star ...|publisher=google.com|accessdate=February 6, 2014}}</ref> The Favor case had no impact on Dooley's political viability.
===Jessie Lee Smith case===
===Jessie Lee Smith case===