This past week members of the Prentiss County Sheriff's Office, Deputies and Reserves (All Certified Officers) participated in two days of Firearms qualifications.  Deputies are required to qualify with all handguns that they might use in the scope of their duties, including regular duty weapon and backup weapons.  This qualification is mandatory to maintain Officer's Certification.  For those that weren't able to attend there will be a make up day in the near future..  The course begins with close quarters shooting ranging all the way back to 25 yards.

The Patrol Division of the Prentiss County Sheriff's office is composed of (8) Eight Full Time Certified Deputies that provide 24 hour day patrol services for Prentiss County.

The Patrol Division is supervised by Chief Deputy Derrick Pruitt, who has the responsibility of scheduling, payroll and other matters pertaining to the patrol officers.

 The Deputies presesntly working for the Sheriff's Office are as follows:

P2- Derrick Pruitt

P3- Jeremy Pace

P4- Homer Stevens

P5- Eric Lambert

P6- Dennis Peeks 

P8- Torie (Pounds) Jumper

P9- Keith Lovell

P14- Tammy Johnson

P15- Dewayne Mink 

P22- Bob Tolar

ID1- Derrick Hester

ID2- Roy Ragin

ID3- Brian Taylor

ID4- Joey Clark

ID5- Grady Smith

 

See Reserve Page for Complete List of Reserve Deputies