Sheriff & Jail
Bobby Rutherford, Sheriff
About the Sheriff
Sheriff Bobby Rutherford took office in September of 2026.
Duties of the Sheriffs Office
- Serving the courts
- Courthouse Security
- Patrol Division
- Criminal Investigative Division
- Narcotics Division / K-9 Division
- SRO (School Resource Officers)
- Jail Operations – two jails
- Member 1st Judicial Drug Task Force
- Public Service – Call elderly that live alone each day to check on them, that is on a list they can sign up on. All information is confidential
- Operation Life Saver – We provide tracking bracelets to Alzheimer and Autistic children. We have officers trained to track these people if they become lost
- COVID Pandemic – We provide pick-up and delivery of essential groceries and medicine
Sheriff's Office
P.O. Box 8
1570 Jackson Love Highway
Erwin, TN 37650
(423) 743-1864 Phone
(423) 743-3047 Fax
Hours
Monday through Friday,
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Staff
William Laws, Chief Deputy
(423) 743-1860