For Emergencies, please dial 9-1-1.
For Emergencies, please dial 9-1-1.
Andrew Turner – Hillcrest School District Resource Officer
T.J. Marlin – Hoxie School District Resource Officer
Brock Jones – Hoxie School District Resource Officer
Nick Dean – Sloan Hendrix School District Resource Officer
James Harrison – Sloan Hendrix School District Resource Officer
The Lawrence County Sheriff’s Patrol Division is the backbone of our office. With approximately 570 square miles to patrol this is no small task. This division performs many functions. The foremost is to protect and serve the citizens of Lawrence County. These responsibilities include the enforcement of all state and federal laws involving criminal offenses. The Patrol Division Deputies are assigned to one of three shifts and are primary responders to calls for services.
The Lawrence County Sheriff’s Mounted Patrol currently consists of 18 members who volunteer their time, their horses, and their equipment for the benefit of the Sheriff’s Office and the citizens of Lawrence County. They perform such duties as search and rescue in the rural areas of the county.
Lawrence County Sheriff’s Mounted Patrol Members
Jerry Bice Sr.- Commander
Alan Richey- Captain
Bob Stallings- Squad Leader A Squad
Jerry Barker
Ronnie Conley
Buck Hill
Jim Inmann
Jerry Moore
Pat Stallings
Jeff Reese- Squad Leader B Squad
Joleane Bice
Clay Blankenship
Shelby Mross
Kelli Reese
Paulett Rush
Billy Clark- Squad Leader C Squad
Larry Stallings
Bill Teague
The Lawrence County Sheriff’s Department Mounted Patrol recently raised $1000 for the Childrens Shelter in Walnut Ridge. The Mounted Patrol set up large portable corrals at the Iron Mountain and Foothills Festivals for their horses and gave horse rides for donations.
Criminal Investigation Division (CID) is responsible for the investigation of crimes committed in Lawrence County by both adults and juveniles. The crimes range from robbery, burglary,homicide,trafficking ,use of illegal drugs, theft, juvenile crime, sexual and physical abuse and the exploitation of children.
The Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Division includes Detective Eric Cheatam and Detective/Sergeant Jamie White.
The Lawrence County Sheriff’s Detention Division provides for the safe, secure and constitutional confinement of those persons committed to the custody of the jail, either to await trial or upon sentence of the court.
Founded in 2011 in Sheriff Dotson’s first year in office, the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Dive and Recovery Team consist of 10 members, all volunteer.
The Sheriff’s Dive Team is responsible for rescue and recovery attempts, evidence and property recovery in Lawrence County. The Sheriff’s Dive Team is available to assist any of Lawrence County’s Fire Departments and city police departments if the need arises.
The team is incorporating ongoing training, dive team exercises and diving technology to strengthen it’s efforts to assist in the event of an emergency. Training sessions are currently being conducted throughout the year in different weather conditions and on different bodies of water. Lawrence County consist of many different types of water bodies, Black River, Spring River, Strawberry River, Cache River and Lake Charles make up the majority of water in the county, but many other bodies of water are found throughout the county.
The Lawrence County Sheriff’s Dive and Recovery Team is in place to assist in the event of an evacuation due to flooding, locating lost or stranded boaters, recovering drowning victims, recovery of evidence and property.
Equipment for the Lawrence County Dive and Recovery Team was funded by the Lawrence County Office of Emergency Services.
Current Dive Team Members:
Randall Watts – Certified Public Safety Diver
Ryan Cooper – Certified Public Safety Diver
Kristyn Watts – Certified Public Safety Diver
Justin Dixon – Certified Tender & Certified Public Safety Diver
Joe Carey – Certified Tender & Certified Public Safety Diver
Hunter Durham – Certified Tender
Morgan Morse – Boat Ops & Certified Tender
Dillon Cagle – Certified Tender
Jerrod Slayton – Certified Public Safety Diver
