Chief Deputy Rios reports 57 inmates and multiple staffing vacancies in Burleson County

Chief Deputy Rios told the commissioners on April 28 that the sheriff’s office is short-staffed — listing vacancies across jail, dispatch, patrol and medical positions — and that 57 people were in county custody (45 male, 12 female). He said more information on two shooting victims in Somerville and Snook will follow a completed report.