Since taking office, Sheriff Jarnagin has made many improvements that better serve the Sheriff’s Office and the citizens of Hamblen County . Some changes made are: 1) re-certified the jail and retained this certification; 2) created a warrant team that resolved over 4,000 of the 8,000 inherited unserved warrants; -- warrants are now served in a timely fashion-- 3) established full-time narcotic and vice teams that achieved great success in busting “meth houses” and arresting drug dealers and users; 4) assigned an officer to the FBI’s High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) unit to combat the transportation of drugs from Mexico and Atlanta; 5) equipped all officers with bullet proof vests, taser guns, and in-car video cameras; 6) saved taxpayers over $100,000 yearly by persuading the state of Tennessee to increase payment for housing state inmates in our jail; 7) saved tax payers thousands of dollars by developing a new, workable commissary for the jail, 8) re-established the GED program; 9) launched the first female inmate roadside litter pick-up detail that, in conjunction with the men, collected over 2,124,240 pounds of litter last year alone; 10) instituted measures to enhance court room and court house security; 11) developed rank structure for jail employees that enhances professionalism, accountability, safety, and security; 12) transferred responsibility of inmate transport and other escorts to jail employees so patrol units are free to patrol neighborhoods and protect citizens; 13) sought compensation for housing illegal immigrants which resulted an average of over $14,000 save for us the taxpayers yearly ; 14) continued to provide funeral escorts for citizens’ loved ones free of cost, 15) designated an officer to investigate medical claims thus preventing pay out of illegal claims.
This and much more has been done during the past four years that Esco Jarnagin has served as your Hamblen County Sheriff. He has a successful proven track record for helping to keep Hamblen County a great place to live. VOTE TO RE-ELECT YOUR SHERIFF ESCO JARNAGIN! Remember...early voting is only 6 days away!
