CHAMPAIGN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
The Champaign County Sheriff's Office currently employs twenty-five (25) full time sworn personnel, seventeen (17) part time sworn personnel and seven (7) civilian support staff members. The Sheriff's Office is responsible for patrolling 436 square miles of Champaign County. Patrol Units are responsible for enforcing criminal and traffic laws of the State of Ohio. Patrol deputies answer calls for service and complete written reports on crimes. In many cases they conduct the preliminary investigation on criminal activity. Patrol deputies respond to traffic accidents rendering aid to the injured when necessary as well as investigating the causative factors and conditions surrounding the accident. Patrol deputies also perform many support services to the other bureaus of the Sheriff's Office.
The Sheriff's Office is also responsible for providing security to the Champaign County Common Pleas Court. In addition, Court Services Division is responsible for inmate transports, the security of the Common Pleas Court along with sex offender registrations (ESORN), Concealed Carry permits, and the National Web Check system.
CHAMPAIGN COUNTY SHERIFF'S
PAST AND PRESENT
John West
1849-1853
David Spain
1853-1857
Charles H. Ward
1861-1865
William V. Taylor
1865-1869
Thomas McConnell
1869-1873
Benjamin Ganson
1873-1877
Samuel C. Bosler
1877-1881
Joe Chamberlain
1881-1885
Ridgley Wilkins
1885-1889
Martin Saxbe
1889-1893
Robert N. Miller
1893-1897
Louis H. McClain
1897-1899
Luther W. Wean
1899-1901
Daniel J. Hall
1901-1905
Core S. Ireland
1905-1909
Randolph McAdams
1909-1913
Floyd S. Powell
1913-1913
C.E. Faulkner
1913-1917
John H. Seigle
1917-1921
Irvin W. McRoberts
1921-1925
J.K. Bosler
1925-1926
Anna F. Bosler
1926-1927
Pearl V. Jones
1927-1929
Wilber Wilkins
1929-1931
Ed A. Biggert
1931-1935
Jay H. Mckeever
1935-1965
Roger D. Stillings
1965-1988
Paul Williams
1988-1995
David Deskins
1995-2007
Brent A. Emmons
2007-2012
Matthew R. Melvin
2012-Present
OUR HISTORY
OUR ROOTS
In 1810, Simon Kenton was served an arrest warrant for being in violation of a debtor's law. In Urbana, where he was to be held in jail, Kenton steadfastly refused to be incarcerated. So the residents, nearly all relatives and friends appointed Kenton as the acting Sheriff.
The family occupied the five rooms above the jail, and Kenton was allowed free roam of the town, where he was often seen, with his long staff in hand. Kenton never attempted to leave his self imposed perimeter.
The grave and memorial of Simon Kenton is located at the Oakdale Cemetery, 319 Patrick Avenue, Urbana, Ohio 43078.