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Sheriff
 Truman L. Jones, Jr.

Chief Deputy
Law Enforcement
Virgil M. Gammon
 

 Chief Deputy
Administrative Services
Regina Nelson
 

Administrator of Detention
Deputy Chief Bob Asbury
 		 Commander of
Investigative Services
Major Chuck Thomas
 		 Commander
Patrol/Communication
Services
Major Kent Huggins
 

 

Commander
SRO/Youth Intervention
 Major Bill Kennedy

Support Services
Major John Brown

 

                                                                      
 The Rutherford County Sheriff's Office (RCSO) has six main divisions:
 
- Administration
- Patrol & Communication Services
- Investigative Services
- Support Services
- Detention
- School Resource Officers

 The Sheriff's Office has evolved from a small jail in 1980 holding 38 inmates daily, to a correctional center that houses over 800 inmates at a time. Approximately 12,000 detainees were processed this year compared to 1,947 in 1980.  Additions to the Sheriff's Office in recent years include the Dive Rescue Team, Mounted Horse Patrol, Felony Arrest and Search Tactical Team (F.A.S.T.), Dual-Purpose Motorcycle Unit, Marine Boat Patrol, Emergency Response Team, Tactical Dispatch Team, Hostage Negotiators, Felony Apprehension Team, Criminal Warrants Apprehension Unit, Courthouse Security and Law Enforcement Explorer Post #106.