Board approves additional courthouse deputy to handle increased court coverage, new phone policy
The board unanimously approved adding one full‑time deputy to restore road coverage and staff expanded courtroom duties after the circuit judge’s order on cell phones and growing court schedules, Sheriff Mickey Samson told supervisors.
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Sheriff Mickey Samson asked the board to restore a full‑time deputy to courthouse duty, saying current coverage is strained by additional court dates and a new requirement to secure cell phones in Faraday bags. "I am requesting that one deputy so we could put that back on the road and leave our person over there to actually run the courts," Samson told the board, outlining roles at the control room, metal‑detector station and lockup.
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