deputy presley duray - former sheriff of tranquility and currently a deputy for sheriff lindo. presley lost his position as sheriff after a case in which a murder suspect in his custody committed suicide in his cell after an intense interrogation. after the suspect was found to be innocent and the real killer being caught the next day, with pictures of the murder found on his person, presley was presumably fired or asked to resign. the guilt and shame from this event was discovered and thwarted by the newly appointed sheriff lindo, who deputized him.