Haywood County Landfill Confrontation Leads to Federal Civil Rights Lawsuit

Haywood County -- August 16, 2025: A heated confrontation at a private landfill in Haywood County, captured in a viral video, has now led to a federal civil rights lawsuit against the Haywood County Sheriff’s Office, Sheriff Bill Wilke, and one of his deputies, Michael Buckner.The lawsuit was filed by truck driver Joseph Joines and his colleague Angelica Hendon. It alleges they were assaulted and threatened at gunpoint during a June 26 incident while they were hauling debris from Hurricane Helen