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Sheriff Lance Babcock
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Lance Babcock is the Sheriff for Grant County. He was first elected in 2000 and this position serves four year terms. Sheriff Babcock ensures that all federal, state, and local laws are adhered to within the county. The Sheriff must complete a minimum of 40 training hours each year to keep his law enforcement certification.
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Undersheriff Loy Henderson
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Loy Henderson is the Undersheriff for Grant County. In the absence of the Sheriff, the Undersheriff assumes full responsibility for the department. Undersheriff Henderson is the supervisor for 6 of the divisions of the Sheriff’s department. The Undersheriff must complete a minimum of 40 training hours each year to keep his law enforcement certification.
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Sheriff’s Deputies
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Deputy James Biddle
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Part Time Deputy Chris Kincaid
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Deputy J.B. Brown
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Part Time Deputy Robby Reeves
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Deputy Terry Maas
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Part Time Deputy Rayburn Langston
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Deputy Chad Harmon
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The deputies protect life, property and preserve order in Grant County. Deputies enforce all federal, state, and local laws including ordinances and assist with investigations. The duties of an officer include but are not limited to enforcing traffic laws, investigation of crimes and accidents, and providing public assistance. Deputies must have 40 hours of continuing education each year to keep their certification. Grant County has 4 full time deputies.
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Dispatch
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Charlotte Stein
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Susan Elliot
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Karen Anderson
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Leah Grover
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Dispatchers are an essential function in the County. The dispatcher is responsible for directing city and county officers, ambulances and fire trucks to locations within the county in times of need. When someone is in need of assistance the dispather advises officers, dispatches needed department and communicates between dispatched department, officer and citizen updating each of potentially dangerous situations so all will be informed in time of crisis. There are 4 full time dispatchers that each work an eight hour shift.
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Jailers
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Steven Kinsey
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Todd Koehn
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Chris Talmadge
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Dale Godfrey
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The jailer is primarily responsible for prisoner safety during incarceration, jail maintenance and efficiency. There are 4 full time jailers that work 2 shifts of 12 hours each. The Grant County Jail can hold up to 24 prisoners. The jailer prepares breakfast and transports noon and evening meals from the Care Home.
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Clerk
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Kathy Schwarzer
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The clerk performs various clerical and law enforcement related duties. The clerk acts as a relief dispatcher when needed.
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Civil Process
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Sheriff Deputies Serve All Civil Papers
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1999 – 3375 papers served 2003 - 3367 papers served
2000 – 4193 papers served 2004 - 3549 papers served
2001 – 4371 papers served 2005 - 2981 papers served
2002 – 3501 papers served 2006 - 2846 papers served
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Community Service Deputy
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Michael Ochoa
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The Community Service Deputy assists the Courts with community services orders. Community Service Deputy is responsible for cordinating between the court and client to register hours toward serving the sentence deemed necessary by the Judge.
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