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The Alachua County Sheriff's Office is the chief law enforcement agency for unincorporated areas of Alachua County. As of 2023, the current sheriff is Emery Gainey, a Republican appointee of Governor DeSantis. [42] This marks the first time a Republican has controlled the sheriff's office since 2006. [43]
Led the acquisition of a new county jail and a new administration building. Under Sheriff Oelrich, The Alachua County Sheriff's Office achieved accreditation with three major accrediting bodies: (1)The Commission for Florida Law Enforcement Accreditation (CFA), (2) Florida Corrections Accreditation Commission, and (3) the Public Safety ...
The Florida Department of Corrections [1] is divided into four regions, each representing a specific geographical area of the state. Region I [ 2 ] is the panhandle area, Region II [ 3 ] is the north-east and north-central areas, Region III [ 4 ] consist of central Florida and Region IV [1] which covers the southern portion of the peninsula.
Sheriff Clovis Watson Jr., left, and Col. Chad Scott pose for a photo that was used to announce Scott's promotion on the Alachua County Sheriff's Office's Facebook page on Aug. 11, 2022.
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Clovis Watson Jr. (born September 30, 1958) is the former sheriff of Alachua County, Florida.A Democrat, he was elected in 2020 and served from 2021 to 2023.Previously, he served four terms in the Florida House of Representatives from 2012 to 2020, representing the 20th District, encompassing eastern Alachua County and northwestern Marion County from Gainesville to Ocala.
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The Newberry Six lynchings took place in Newberry, Alachua County, Florida, on August 18, 1916. The events began with the attempt late on August 17 by Newberry constable George Wynne to serve a warrant on Boisey Long, an African–American man, for stealing hogs. Accounts differ about how the conflict began and who fired first, but Long shot ...