of being at the center of the drug trade was the county's top law enforcement officer, sheriff lawrence hodgead long been suspicions that sheriff hodge was dirty, but nobody, not even federal agents, could prove it. that's when two local journalists, both in their 20s, launched their own investigation. they soon discovered poking into the affairs of a powerful county sheriff can be risky business. >> adam sulfridge: you know, you're 20 years old, and you're taking a shower one day and getting ready for class, and you get a call from a federal agent because there's a credible threat against your life. everything about it is just so surreal, you know. you don't... you don't think a whole lot about it. then, later that night, you start thinking, you're like, "geez, somebody wants to kill me. that's a little odd." and it's the sheriff. the sheriff wants to kill you. ( gunshots ) >> pitts: this wasn't exactly how adam sulfridge had pictured a career in journalism. adam was born and raised in whitley county. in 2009, he was a sophomore at the local college and needed a job. the county's daily newsp