Christian County Sheriff Tyler DeArmond appeared at Tuesday’s Hopkinsville Rotary Club meeting to spotlight the duties of his office and recent law changes that he and his deputies will be enforcing.
DeArmond has served as sheriff since 2019 and has worked in law enforcement for 20 years. He and his deputies are responsible for enforcing the law and responding to calls of service across Christian County, the second-largest county in Kentucky.
Having a larger coverage region, DeArmond says it can be a challenge to respond to multiple incidents in far corners of the county. To combat the challenge, DeArmond says they station deputies in certain areas so that they can respond quicker.
The sheriff’s office has 50 deputies who patrol, conduct investigations, handle drug crimes, work court security, serve as school resource officers and transport prisoners. DeArmond says they are fairly busy and shared that in 2023 the sheriff’s office responded to over 31,000 calls of service.
In September, the sheriff’s office, along with other city and county emergency response agencies responded to threats made toward schools in the district. DeArmond says they are always prepared to respond to school threats and they plan to perform threat response drills with other agencies over fall break.
In the 2024 session of the Kentucky General Assembly, an unlawful camping bill was passed into law. DeArmond says homeowners and landowners can now have people camping on their property charged with illegal camping and calls it a more severe violation than trespassing.
Along with focusing on law enforcement, the sheriff’s office also participates in community engagement events. DeArmond says they often partner with the Christian County Animal Shelter to host adoption events because they are usually at full capacity.
Further concerning animals, DeArmond says starting a county animal control service has been a topic of discussion lately. He often talks to members of the Christian County Fiscal Court about establishing an animal control branch and says local pet rescue agencies are on board with the idea.
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