A current lieutenant with the Hancock County Sheriff’s Department has filed paperwork to run for the position held by his current boss. He is the second person to file with the state as a candidate for the seat.
Corey Bagley, who previously served as the county’s chief deputy, filed earlier this year to run in the 2026 election for Hancock County Sheriff. The county’s current sheriff, Scott Kane, has not indicated whether he plans to seek re-election to the position he has held since January 2015.
Bagley’s departure came with controversy when former sheriff William Clark, who now serves as a Hancock County commissioner, accused Kane of pushing Bagley out of the job so that Kane’s brother, former chief deputy Patrick Kane, could return to the post. However, Patrick Kane ultimately did not return to the sheriff’s department. The chief deputy position was not refilled long-term until the current chief deputy, William Birch, started in March 2024.
Since August 2023, Bagley has worked for the Ellsworth Police Department as a detective. Bagley and Sheriff Kane did not immediately respond Monday morning to messages seeking comment about the lieutenant filing to run for sheriff.
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