Claiborne County Sheriff's Office (Mississippi)

Claiborne County Sheriff's Office
Agency overview
Formed 1818
Legal personality Governmental: Government agency
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction* County (US) of Claiborne in the state of Mississippi, U.S.
General nature
Operational structure
Headquarters PO Box 247
410 Main Street
Port Gibson, MS 39150
Agency executive Marvin Elmer Lucas, Sr., Sheriff
Website
http://www.claibornecountysheriff.org/
Footnotes
* Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction.

The Claiborne County Sheriff's Department, is the primary and largest law enforcement agency in Claiborne County, Mississippi.

Marvin Elmer Lucas, Sr., currently serves as sheriff. He took office in January 2012.[1]


History

In 1818, A. Barnes became Claiborne County's first sheriff. Despite having a majority black population,[2] Claiborne has only had three black sheriffs. In 1874, during the period known as Reconstruction, Thomas Bland became the county's first black sheriff. He served for less than a year. It would be over a hundred years before Claiborne would have another black sheriff when Frank Davis took office in 1979.[3] Davis served until 2012, when Marvin Lewis, the current sheriff, took office.[1]

Fallen officers

Since the establishment of the Claiborne County Sheriff's Office, two officers have died in the line of duty.

Officer Date of Death Details
Deputy Sheriff Robert Lum[4] Wednesday, November 27, 1878 Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Joseph Edd Roberts[4] Saturday, September 3, 1977 Gunfire

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "History of the Sheriff's Office". Claiborne County Sheriff's Office. Claiborne County Sheriff's Office. Retrieved 22 Jul 2015. Sheriff Lucas was elected to the position of Sheriff of Claiborne County in 2011, and took office in January 2012.
  2. ↑ "Claiborne County, Mississippi (MS)". City-data.com. Onboard Informatics. Retrieved 22 Jul 2015.
  3. ↑ "Untitled Bio of Sheriff Frank Davis". Claiborne County Sheriff's Office. Claiborne County Sheriff's Office. Retrieved 22 Jul 2015. Sheriff Davis made history in 1979. He was elected the first black sheriff in Claiborne County, Mississippi in over 100 years.
  4. 1 2 "Claiborne County Sheriff's Department". Officer Down Memorial Page. The Officer Down Memorial Page, Inc. Retrieved 22 Jul 2015.

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