An Independent Candidate For Sheriff Of Sullivan County Is Speaking Out For The First Time Since Text Messages By His Former Boss Were Revealed This Past Weekend. Jeff Cassidy Talked With Newschannel 11 And Said He’s Focused Away From All That And Is Concentrating On His Campaign. He Said He Never Met Megan Smith, The Jail Employee Who Released The Text Messages Between Her And Sheriff Wayne Anderson In Which He Called Cassidy A Crazy Man And Unqualified For Sheriff. Cassidy Claims He Found Out About The Text Messages From His Campaign Manager About Two Weeks Ago. When Asks What He Could Say To Sheriff Anderson If He Could Speak To Him Right Now, He Said “I’m Praying For You And Your Family”. Megan Smith Told Us Yesterday, She Plans To File A Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Against The Sheriff And County As Early As This Week.