Prior to being elected to Sheriff of Deaf Smith County in 2013, J. Dale Butler served as a Deputy Sheriff for 6 years, October 2006 to September 2012.
Sheriff Butler attended Amarillo College from 2011 to 2015, earning an Associates Degree in Criminal Justice with an emphasis on Police Science and Law Enforcement and maintained a 4.0 GPA.
Sheriff Butler attended Amarillo College from 2011 to 2015, earning an Associates Degree in Criminal Justice with an emphasis on Police Science and Law Enforcement and maintained a 4.0 GPA.
A list of past Sheriffs of Deaf Smith County 1890 to 1980
J. M. Cook 1890-1893
Nathan Edgin 1893-1896 E. F. Connell 1896-1898 George Ratliff "Rat" Jowell 1898-1900 J. T. Inmon 1900-1906 E. F. Connell 1906-1910 R. W. Baird 1910-1916 C. S. "Charlie" Purcell 1916-1924 Claude Benton 1924-1928 J. B. Miller 1928-1936 |
J. O. Newell 1936-1946 J. C. Reese 1946-1952 Lowell R. Sharp 1952-1958 Charles Skelton 1958-1960 Lowell R. Sharp 1960-1964 Edward R. Roberson 1965-1971 Travis McPherson 1971-1980 Joe Brown 1981-2000 Brent Harrison 2001-2012 J.Dale Butler 2013-Current |
All information through 1980 from: Deaf Smith County Historical Society. The land and its people, 1876-1981: Deaf Smith County, Texas, Book, 1982; digital images, (http://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth16010/ : accessed December 21, 2013), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, http://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Deaf Smith County Library, Hereford, Texas.