Claiborne County Sheriff's Office (Mississippi)

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

Claiborne County Sheriff's Office
Agency overview
Formed1818
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionClaiborne, Mississippi, U.S.
General nature
Operational structure
HeadquartersPO Box 247
410 Main Street
Port Gibson, MS 39150
Agency executive
Website
http://www.claibornecountysheriff.org/

Frank Davis, the sheriff, took office in January, 2016.[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 Lucas, the current sheriff, took office.[1]

Fallen officers

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

See also

References
  1. "History of the Sheriff's Office". Claiborne County Sheriff's Office. Claiborne County Sheriff's Office. Archived from the original on 23 July 2015. 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.

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