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− | The '''Escambia County Sheriff''' is the chief law enforcement official of [[Escambia County]], which was established with the transfer from Spain in [[1821]]. The | + | The '''Escambia County Sheriff''' is the chief law enforcement official of [[Escambia County]], which was established with the transfer from Spain in [[1821]]. The current sheriff is [[Ron McNesby]]. |
==History== | ==History== |
Revision as of 00:37, 6 January 2009
The Escambia County Sheriff is the chief law enforcement official of Escambia County, which was established with the transfer from Spain in 1821. The current sheriff is Ron McNesby.
History
Henri Peire, a former privateer and colonel in the United States army, was named the first sheriff (then called "alguazil") by General Andrew Jackson.[1]
Duties
Election
Budget
Staff
- Main article: Escambia County Sheriff's Office
External links
References
- John Appleyard. The Peacekeepers: the Story of Escambia County, Florida's 43 Sheriffs. 2007.
- ↑ Other records show a man named William Loftin, a resident of the Oyster Bay/St. Andrews area (modern day Panama City) as being appointed sheriff of "Florida's Western District," another designation for the territory west of the [[Wikipedia:Suwanee River|]].