Promotion Announcement

  The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office is announcing the promotion of the first female Deputy Chief in the 200 year history of the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office.  . Felicia Rucker-Sumerlin is a mother of two, who joined the Sheriff’s Office in 1990. She has...

Shots Fired at Jefferson County Deputies

On Tuesday January 21, 2020 at approximately 1:16pm Jefferson County Deputies attempted to stop a vehicle for a violation.  The driver refused to stop and fled from deputies in a reckless manner until he wrecked his vehicle into a tree near 91st Street North and 90th...

No Bond for Man Accused of Domestic Violence

On Thursday January 16, 2020 at approximately 9:00am Jefferson County Sheriff’s Deputies Arrested 44 year old Arthur Leon McKinney Jr. for Domestic Violence Strangulation 1st degree.  The offenders wife suffered injuries to her head, eye, hand and throat and...

Arrest Warrants Issued In Paighton Houston Case

On Wednesday January 15, 2019 the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office obtained warrants against 50 year old Fredrick Hampton on the charge of Abuse of a Corpse with a bond of $60,000.00.  Abuse of a Corpse is a class C felony.  This charge is in connection with...

Traffic Fatality On Pleasant Grove Road

On Wednesday January 15, 2020 at 4:40pm Jefferson County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a traffic accident on Pleasant Grove road near Cypress Circle.  Deputies arrived and found a vehicle that had left the roadway and went down a ravine suffering heavy...