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Autauga Co. Sheriff has open heart surgery

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File Photo: Sheriff Herbie Johnson File Photo: Sheriff Herbie Johnson
PRATTVILLE, AL (WSFA) -

Longtime Autauga County Sheriff Herbie Johnson is recovering at a Montgomery hospital following a serious medical procedure.

Johnson had an open heart surgery procedure performed on him Monday at Jackson Hospital.

The sheriff is said to have felt 'weak and tired' Sunday. He actually went to work Monday morning before meeting with his doctor.

The surgery is said to have gone well, and Sheriff Johnson is recovering.

Johnson is a retired Alabama State Trooper who is currently in the middle of his fourth term as Autauga County's sheriff.

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