 Thomas Lafayette Houchins Jr.

Thomas Lafayette Houchins Jr. (November 2, 1923 in Oakland, CA – February 13, 2005 in Castro Valley, CA) was sheriff for the Alameda County Sheriff's Office of Alameda County, California from 1975 to 1979.He gained some notoriety as a tough sheriff in his dealings with Berkeley, California protestors in the 1960s.