Today I start my 27th year as sheriff, 39th as a police officer I re-read a post I wrote years ago. 

Someone just asked me would I have gone into law enforcement, knowing what I know now. It caused me to flashback over the many years I have been doing this. I switched my major from pre-med to pre-law and became a policeman when I was 20 instead of becoming a doctor. I did it because I saw how much of an impact they made helping people, sometimes at the worst moments of those people’s lives. It was a calling. I’ve been there in people’s last moments, delivered death notifications, seen way to many dead bodies, done CPR and delivered a baby. Also in my rearview mirror are multiple times people tried to shoot me, a fractured neck, a fractured back, spinal surgery, two torn rotator cuffs, a burst bicep, multiple stitches, concussions and a sundry of other injuries And, I wouldn’t change it for anything in the world! The people I have met, and the people I have worked side by side with remain lifelong friends. It is my honor to be in this profession and to serve as your sheriff.   P.S. The hair and the mustache were the fashion back, then… 😎