Deputy Jason Cunningham

On August 13, 2016, Deputy Jason Cunningham took a report for an entering an auto where several credit cards were stolen. The cards were subsequently used at various locations around Augusta. Deputy Jason Cunningham completed a thorough follow up, gathering information and video from these various locations. Deputy Cunningham then placed a BOLO for the subjects and the car involved. Deputy Cunningham also notified the Columbia County Crime Suppression Sergeant of the incident and all available descriptions. That night, the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office located a car and several suspects matching the information provided by Dep. Cunningham. Deputy Cunningham responded to the scene on his off time and identified the car and suspects from the video he had collected. The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office CID was notified and an investigation began. Deputy Jason Cunningham took a personal interest in the case and assisted CID with the investigation. As a result of Deputy Cunningham's action, the arrests led to the clearance of numerous entering auto cases in both Richmond County and Columbia County.

Deputy Ryan Jones,

On July 4, 2016 at approximately 1715 hours, Deputy Richard Palocsik and Deputy William Jarrett, while patrolling in the Sheriff's Office boat, were dispatched to a suicidal person in the middle of the Savannah River. Upon arrival, they observed a male subject in the water yelling for them to shoot him. They also saw Deputy Ryan Jones swimming from the shore with a life vest on towards the subject. Deputy Ryan Jones got into the Sheriff’s Office boat with Deputies Palocsik and Jarrett. The deputies tried talking to the subject to encourage him to get out of the water, but the subject refused. A life jacket was thrown to the subject which he threw aside and multiple attempts were made to try and pull the subject into the boat. The subject was combative and refused multiple attempts to rescue him. DNR, who was on the scene by this time, threw a rope to the subject. The subject then tied the rope around his neck and dived under the boat. Seeing this, Deputy Jarrett and Deputy Jones dived into the water and then began to struggle with the subject to remove the rope from his neck. Deputy William Jarrett and Deputy Ryan Jones subdued the subject in the water and with assistance of others, removed the subject from the water and placed the subject in the boat. The subject was then transported to GRU hospital.

The Richmond County Sheriff's Office would like to thank Captain Frank Tiller for 40 years of distinguished service to this agency and the citizens of Richmond County.

The Richmond County Sheriff's Office would like to thank Lieutenant Allen Rollins for 35 years of distinguished service to this agency and the citizens of Richmond County.

The Richmond County Sheriff's Office would like to thank Deputy Thomas Tallent for 15 years of distinguished service to this agency and the citizens of Richmond County.

The Richmond County Sheriff's Office would like to thank Corporal Ryan Digiacomo for 15 years of distinguished service to this agency and the citizens of Richmond County.

The Richmond County Sheriff's Office would like to thank Deputy Jeremiah Welch for 10 years of distinguished service to this agency and the citizens of Richmond County.

The Richmond County Sheriff's Office would like to thank Deputy Carl Garganeous for 10 years of distinguished service to this agency and the citizens of Richmond County.

The Richmond County Sheriff's Office would like to thank Corporal Daniel D'Aversa for 10 years of distinguished service to this agency and the citizens of Richmond County.

The Richmond County Sheriff's Office would like to thank Deputy Wayne Cuyler for 10 years of distinguished service to this agency and the citizens of Richmond County.