El Paso County Sheriff's Office (Colorado)

The El Paso County Sheriff's Office (EPSO), founded in 1861, handles law enforcement in El Paso County, Colorado. The Office is headed by the County Sheriff, an elected official.

Sheriff history

No.	Last	First	Start date	Finish date	Notes
29	Roybal	Joseph J.	January 2023
28	Elder	Bill	January 1, 2015^[1]
27	Maketa	Terry	2002	December 31, 2014	resigned by retirement amid a scandal;^[2]^[3]^[4] served 3 terms as Sheriff after a change from 2 to 3 as the maximum^[5]
26	Anderson	John Wesley	January 10, 1995^[6]	2003	nephew of 24th Sheriff, Red Davis
25	Barry	Bernard "Bernie" J.^[7]	1983	1995	took over after Davis' death then subsequently elected; resigned amid a racial slur scandal^[8]
24	Davis	?^[9]^[10] L. "Red"	1979	1983	died while in office^[11] previously Sheriff of Colorado Springs, CO.^[12]; first name as "Herald" or "Richard" in official documents
	Sullivan	Earl L.
1	Kelly	Rankin^[13] Scott	1861		^[14]

References

^ "2015 El Paso County Sheriff's Office Annual Report". El Paso County Sheriff's Office. When I began my first term as your Sheriff on January 1, 2015
^ Vaughan, Kevin (May 26, 2016). "Former Colorado sheriff, his assistant indicted". USA Today. He resigned Dec. 31, 2014, two weeks before what should have been the end of his third term, amid allegations that he had carried on affairs with multiple subordinates and tried to smear the man ultimately elected to succeed him, Bill Elder.
^ Padilla, Anica; Contreras, Oscar (May 26, 2016). "Former Sheriff Terry Maketa turns himself in". denver7.com. The charges for all three come one-and-a-half years after Maketa left his post as Sheriff on Dec. 31, 2014. He was term-limited and normally would have left office in the middle of January, except that he filed retirement paperwork naming New Year's Eve as his last day.
^ Robles, Yesenia; Paul, Jesse (May 25, 2016). "Grand jury indicts former El Paso County Sheriff Terry Maketa". denverpost.com. Amid the scandal, Maketa resigned at the end of 2014 before his third and final term was up.
^ "2014 El Paso County Sheriff's Office Annual Report". El Paso County Sheriff's Office. In 2006, he was elected Sheriff for a second term. During that time period, the term limit for Sheriff had been increased from two terms to three. In 2010, Sheriff Maketa was elected for a third and final term.
^ Anderson, John Wesley (2023). Lou and Jonbenét: A Legendary Lawman's Quest To Solve A Child Beauty Queen's Murder. On January 10, 1995, I was sworn in as the 26^th Sheriff for El Paso County, Colorado.
^ "Jail Suicide Update" (PDF). U. S. Department of Justice. Spring 1991. p. 8.
^ Hess, Charlie; Seay, Davin (2008). Hello Charlie: Letters from a Serial Killer. Atria Books. p. 41. ISBN 978-1-4165-4485-2. Meanwhile, the incumbent sheriff, on the job for a dozen years, had abruptly announced his retirement after coming under fire for making racial slurs to his employees.
^ ABSTRACT OF VOTES CAST 1980 (PDF). State of Colorado. 1980. p. 19. Sheriff, Harold L. 'Red' Davis (R)
^ ABSTRACT OF VOTES CAST 1978 (PDF). State of Colorado. 1982. p. 21. Sheriff: Richard L. 'Red' Davis (R)
^ Anderson, John Wesley (2023). Lou and Jonbenét: A Legendary Lawman's Quest To Solve A Child Beauty Queen's Murder. Uncle Red won and became the 24^th Sheriff for El Paso County. Red Davis served as Sheriff from 1979–1983 and passed away during his second term. Bernie Barry, who had run against my uncle, finished Red's second term and would become the 25^th El Paso County Sheriff. He served from 1983–1995. I would be elected the 26^th Sheriff...
^ Buchanan, Mary Estill, ed. (1978). ABSTRACT OF VOTES CAST 1978 (PDF). State of Colorado. p. 15.
^ Anderson, John Wesley (2017). Rankin Scott Kelly First Sheriff of El Paso County Colorado Territory. Rhyolite Press LLC. ISBN 9780979402371.
^ "El Paso County Sheriff's Office". El Paso County Sheriff's Office. Sheriff R. Scott Kelley was appointed Sheriff-the first of 29 men to hold that title...

External links

El Paso County Sheriff's Office
- Annual reports

[1] "2015 El Paso County Sheriff's Office Annual Report". El Paso County Sheriff's Office. When I began my first term as your Sheriff on January 1, 2015

[2] Vaughan, Kevin (May 26, 2016). "Former Colorado sheriff, his assistant indicted". USA Today. He resigned Dec. 31, 2014, two weeks before what should have been the end of his third term, amid allegations that he had carried on affairs with multiple subordinates and tried to smear the man ultimately elected to succeed him, Bill Elder.

[3] Padilla, Anica; Contreras, Oscar (May 26, 2016). "Former Sheriff Terry Maketa turns himself in". denver7.com. The charges for all three come one-and-a-half years after Maketa left his post as Sheriff on Dec. 31, 2014. He was term-limited and normally would have left office in the middle of January, except that he filed retirement paperwork naming New Year's Eve as his last day.

[4] Robles, Yesenia; Paul, Jesse (May 25, 2016). "Grand jury indicts former El Paso County Sheriff Terry Maketa". denverpost.com. Amid the scandal, Maketa resigned at the end of 2014 before his third and final term was up.

[5] "2014 El Paso County Sheriff's Office Annual Report". El Paso County Sheriff's Office. In 2006, he was elected Sheriff for a second term. During that time period, the term limit for Sheriff had been increased from two terms to three. In 2010, Sheriff Maketa was elected for a third and final term.

[6] Anderson, John Wesley (2023). Lou and Jonbenét: A Legendary Lawman's Quest To Solve A Child Beauty Queen's Murder. On January 10, 1995, I was sworn in as the 26^th Sheriff for El Paso County, Colorado.

[7] "Jail Suicide Update" (PDF). U. S. Department of Justice. Spring 1991. p. 8.

[8] Hess, Charlie; Seay, Davin (2008). Hello Charlie: Letters from a Serial Killer. Atria Books. p. 41. ISBN 978-1-4165-4485-2. Meanwhile, the incumbent sheriff, on the job for a dozen years, had abruptly announced his retirement after coming under fire for making racial slurs to his employees.

[9] ABSTRACT OF VOTES CAST 1980 (PDF). State of Colorado. 1980. p. 19. Sheriff, Harold L. 'Red' Davis (R)

[10] ABSTRACT OF VOTES CAST 1978 (PDF). State of Colorado. 1982. p. 21. Sheriff: Richard L. 'Red' Davis (R)

[11] Anderson, John Wesley (2023). Lou and Jonbenét: A Legendary Lawman's Quest To Solve A Child Beauty Queen's Murder. Uncle Red won and became the 24^th Sheriff for El Paso County. Red Davis served as Sheriff from 1979–1983 and passed away during his second term. Bernie Barry, who had run against my uncle, finished Red's second term and would become the 25^th El Paso County Sheriff. He served from 1983–1995. I would be elected the 26^th Sheriff...

[12] Buchanan, Mary Estill, ed. (1978). ABSTRACT OF VOTES CAST 1978 (PDF). State of Colorado. p. 15.

[13] Anderson, John Wesley (2017). Rankin Scott Kelly First Sheriff of El Paso County Colorado Territory. Rhyolite Press LLC. ISBN 9780979402371.

[14] "El Paso County Sheriff's Office". El Paso County Sheriff's Office. Sheriff R. Scott Kelley was appointed Sheriff-the first of 29 men to hold that title...

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