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Sheriff

Knox County Sheriff's Office

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Our duties are to maintain a safe and secure jail, perform services of the court, and perform law enforcement services to residents of the county while upholding the US Constitution and the Constitution of the State of Ohio.

Our mission is to perform these duties fairly, impartially, professionally, and efficiently. We will strive to conduct ourselves with honor, integrity, and high ethical standards.
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Services & Training

Inmate List
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Video Visitation
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Crime Map
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ALICE
Training

ALICE (Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter, and Evacuate) is a form of response to active threats in schools, businesses, churches, and other locations where people may gather. Those who receive ALICE training have more options to respond in a crisis beyond waiting for help to arrive. The Knox County Sheriff’s Office offers this training to schools and any other interested organizations or individuals.
ALICE training covers more than simple classroom instruction on how to react to an incident. Developing new policies and procedures and learning how best to coordinate with outside agencies is a core element of incident preparedness.
ALICE training is a service of the Knox County Sheriff’s Office and costs nothing to host. For more information, get in touch with us at (740) 397-3333 and ask to speak with one of our ALICE instructors.
Drug Drop Box

Drug
Drop-Off Box

Drop off any old, expired, or unused medications 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
The Drop-Off Box is located in the lobby. Please no liquids, injectables, or inhalers. Remove all pills from their original package and place into plastic bags for easy disposal.

Knox County Sheriff

Administration, Detectives,
Civil Process, and Records

Jail Division

  • 11540 Upper Gilchrist Road
    Mount Vernon, Ohio 43050

Confidential Crime Tip Line

Citizens are encouraged to use the confidential tip line to leave information on suspected criminal activity, including drug activity, burglaries, wanted persons, child and elder abuse, and welfare fraud.

Command Staff

Second in Command

Captain Jay Sheffer

Detective Division Commander

Lieutenant Craig Feeney

Patrol and Civil Division Commander

Lieutenant Tim Light

Jail Administrator

Lieutenant William Shaffer

Second in
Command
Cpt. Jay Sheffer

Detective
Division
Commander
Lt. Craig Feeney

Jail
Administrator
Lt. William Shaffer

Patrol and Civil
Division
Commander
Lt. Tim Light

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