Year Elected: 2022 Years in Law Enforcement: 25
Executive Assistant: Michelle Gold
Chief Deputy: Josh Twaddle
Jail Administrator: Kelly Van Fleet
County Population: 20121
Square Miles: 816
County Jail Address: 98 Buchanan St., Carthage, IL 62321
Number of Jail Beds: 52
Jail Directions: On Rt. 136 go 1/2 mile west of Rt. 94 to the jail.
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Sheriffs Elected From This County
From 1928 (Year ISA Established) To Present This list includes only those Sheriffs elected to a 4 year term |
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| 1928-1930 James Eural Brown | 1930-1934 Ray Mosley | 1934-1938 Earl C. Main, Sr. |
| 1938-1942 Merlin R. Chapin | 1942-1946 Frank Kunz | 1946-1950 Willard M. Steinbarger |
| 1950-1954 Robert Burton | 1954-1958 Rivan Latherow | 1958-1962 Roy A. Copelan |
| 1962-1966 Rivan Latherow | 1966-1970 Jamie W. Rhea | 1970-1974 Gerald R. Allison |
| 1974-1978 Richard Yager | 1978-1982 Richard Yager | 1982-1986 Richard Yager |
| 1986-1990 Richard Yager | 1990-1994 Richard Yager | 1994-1998 Richard Yager |
| 1998-2002 John Jefferson | 2002-2006 John Jefferson | 2006-2010 John Jefferson |
| 2010-2012 John Jefferson | 2012-2018 Scott Bentzinger | 2018-2021 Scott Bentzinger |
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