Sheriff's Department

Sheriff Kevin Sproul
(229) 431-2166
(229) 431-2185 (fax)

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The Sheriff's Department is a law enforcement agency under the direction of the County Sheriff. The Sheriff is responsible for performing a wide variety of duties relating to civil and criminal matters as specified in the Georgia Code.

The Sheriff's Department is divided into four components with the major duties defined as follows:

ADMINISTRATION:

•Management and administration of the office
•Maintenance of employee personnel files

BOOKING/BONDING/COURTS/SECURITY:

•Complete various booking reports on persons who have criminal warrants issued, misdemeanor or felony
•Complete bonding reports on persons posting bonds to return to court
•Furnish inmate information on request
•Provide radio communication
•Provide bailiff service at all sessions of Superior Court and other courts as required
•Provide for the safety and security of Judges, counselors, inmates and the public assembled in the courtroom
•Maintain order in the courts
•Sequester jurors and witnesses during trials
•Provide and upkeep of bookings, fingerprints, photographs and criminal histories on persons

CIVIL PROCESS:

•Serve all writs, processes, orders, subpoenas, and any other civil papers for local courts, other counties and states

CRIMINAL WARRANTS PROCESS:

•Serve criminal warrants on persons accused of violating the criminal law
•Serve criminal warrants for other counties and states

CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS:

•Investigate all crimes reported to the Sheriff's Office
•Responsible for all internal investigations
•Assist other agencies in crime scene investigations upon request

IDENTIFICATION TECHNICIAN:

•Process crime scenes for identification for the preservation of physical evidence
•Assist other agencies with crime scene evidence investigation

PATROL DIVISION:

•Patrol the County
•Write citations on traffic offenses and patrol homes and businesses