Dear editor,I read the Great Bend Tribune news stories: “Sheriff breaks his silence” (April 17, 2018), and “Sheriff’s attorney: Judge ‘hoodwinked’ by Mellor” (April 27, 2018), as well as an online report “Barton County Sheriff appears in court, County Attorney’s procedure questioned” (Great Bend Post online April 26, 2018). I couldn’t help but see similarities between the Sheriff’s case and another case which I am familiar with.The Great Bend Tribune ran a news story involving a case in 2017: “Boeckman will not face criminal charges, Outside counsel: Evidence didn’t support sexual battery claim” (June 2017). What I found similar with Sheriff Bellendir’s case was Barton County Attorney, Amy Mellor, cited a potential conflict of interest in her handling the case cited above and turned the case over to an outside counselor, Chase County Attorney, Bill Halvorsen.