Inmate Found Deceased in His Cell

On Sunday January 23, 2022 at approximately 7:15pm Deputies at the jail found a 65-year-old man unresponsive in his cell.  The man was transported to the hospital where he was pronounced deceased by medical personnel.  The man was being held on the medical floor and...

Shots Fired During Store Robbery

On Friday January 21, 2022 at approximately 5:05pm two men entered the drug store in the 5900 of Gary Avenue in Fairfield working together to rob the store.  The offenders were armed with pistols and demanded cash from the store clerk.  During the offense a store...

Three Car Wreck Results in One Fatality

On Saturday January 15, 2022 at 8:29pm citizens called 911 to report a three car wreck on Pinson Valley Parkway near the intersection of Meadow Craft Road.  Deputies arrived and found one person deceased, one person with minor injuries and another person uninjured....

3-Year-Old Suffers Gunshot Wound

On Friday January 14, 2022 at 8:30pm we received a call of a child being shot in the 500 block of Roanoke Street in the Forestdale community.  Deputies arrived and found that the child was being treated for a gunshot wound to the leg.  Family members were able to stop...

Missing Persons Alert

The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the Missing Persons case of 68-year-old Sterling Emanuel Jones.  Mr. Jones was last heard from on Monday October 25, 2021.  His last known location was in Scooba, Mississippi.  It is uncharacteristic for Mr. Jones...