PATROL DIVISION
A Patrol Deputy is the most visible member of the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office, providing around the clock service to the citizens, businesses, and visitors. Each Deputy works to protect life and property, ensure the civil rights of individuals, maintain public peace, provide citizen assistance, enforce criminal and motor vehicle laws, and respond to emergency situations. The Patrol Division is organized into four alternating 12 hour shifts. Each shift is commanded by a Sergeant, and one Corporal who are assigned to assist in the supervision of the Patrol Deputies. The four shifts are defined as Days and Nights.
WARRANTS/TRANSPORT DIVISION
The Warrants/Transport unit are headed up by one Sergeant. The unit has seven personnel assigned as follows; 1 Supervisor, 1 Warrants Deputy, and 5 assigned to primary transport duties. This units’ personnel are all fully certified Peace Officers, and are cross trained to perform all duties assigned to the unit. This includes providing assistance to all divisions within the Sheriff’s Office. The primary warrants deputy monitors and does “work ups” on all warrants, and coordinates the response of Sheriff’s Office personnel. This may include personnel from Uniformed Patrol, Criminal Investigations, or S.W.A.T. The Transport Deputies assist in the transportation of both juvenile and adult offenders to comply with the needs of the court system, juvenile services, and correctional operations. The transport deputies coordinate the transportation of inmates with a multitude of agencies throughout the State of Texas and other states.
COURTHOUSE DEPUTIES
The Guinn Justice Center is headed up by a sergeant who oversees the law enforcement operations. There are a total of twelve Sheriff’s Office Deputies assigned to the courthouse as follows; 1 supervisor, 5 court Bailiffs, and 7 Deputies assigned to protection detail. The Deputies assigned to the Guinn Justice Center are all sworn Law Enforcement Officers who perform a variety of duties to include court bailiff services, oversee courthouse security, inmate movement and holding, and maintaining an operations center.
The Deputies assigned as bailiffs to the 18th, 249th, and 413th District Courts, as well as the County Court of Law 1 and County Court of Law 2. The bailiffs work not only for the Sheriff’s Office but also at the direction of the courts where they are assigned. The bailiffs are responsible for the safety and security in the courtroom and maintaining order.
The personnel assigned to the protection detail are responsible for controlling entry into the Guinn Justice Center, performing patrol duties, providing bailiff services for additional courts, and responding to incidents or criminal activities that occur at the facility.
PUBLIC RELATIONS DIVISION
The Public Relations Division is newly formed and branches to several areas of attention. The Public relations Division is operated by 1 Sheriff’s Deputy who runs all social media, public information, media relations and also handles community relations program development.
This divisions goal is to bridge the gap between the public and its Sheriff’s Office, and to give the community a sense of ownership of its Sheriff’s Office. This is done though programs like the Citizens Police Academy, Sheriff’s Cadet Corps, and several outreach programs.