Contact
Contact the Sheriff’s Office
For emergencies, always dial 911. For everything else, the business office is at 740-773-1186.
Phone numbers
Emergency911
24-hour dispatch740-773-1185
Business office740-773-1186
Jail740-773-1187
Fax740-773-1248
CCW / background checks740-779-1931
U.S. 23 Major Crimes Task Force740-775-1208
Offender registration740-656-6051
Terry Collins Re-Entry Center740-702-1200
Careersrcsocareers@rosssheriff.com
Visit us
Ross County Sheriff’s Office
28 North Paint Street
Chillicothe, OH 45601
Administrative office hours
Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Closed on all federally observed holidays.
To report a non-emergency incident online, use the online incident report. To share information anonymously, submit a tip.
Directory
Staff directory
Extensions are reached through the business office at 740-773-1186.
| Name | Division | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheriff George Lavender Jr. | Sheriff | g.lavender@rosssheriff.com | Ext. 112 |
| Chief Deputy Sheriff T.J. Hollis | Administration | t.hollis@rosssheriff.com | Ext. 119 |
| Chief Deputy Gary Clever | Jail Administrator | g.clever@rosssheriff.com | Ext. 126 |
| Major Dana Hutton | SIU Commander | d.hutton@rosssheriff.com | 740-775-1208 |
| Major Michael Preston | Law | m.preston@rosssheriff.com | Ext. 116 |
| Captain Glenn Detty | Offender Registrations | g.detty@rosssheriff.com | Ext. 188 |
| Captain Max Adair | Road Patrol | m.adair@rosssheriff.com | Ext. 173 |
| Capt. Larry Bamfield | Road Patrol | l.bamfield@rosssheriff.com | Ext. 127 |
| Lt. Timothy Claytor II | Jail | t.claytor@rosssheriff.com | Ext. 183 |
| Lt. Dustin Hayburn | Jail | d.hayburn@rosssheriff.com | Ext. 186 |
| Lt. Angie Hollis | Road Patrol | a.hollis@rosssheriff.com | Ext. 256 |
| Lt. Matthew Large | Jail | m.large@rosssheriff.com | Ext. 174 |
| Lt. Zach McGoye | Road Patrol | z.mcgoye@rosssheriff.com | |
| HR Director Gwindolin Thomas | Human Resources | g.thomas@rosssheriff.com | Ext. 123 |
| Sgt. Barbara Netter | Jail / Inmate Programming | b.netter@rosssheriff.com | |
| Sgt. Joshua Shears | Road Patrol | j.shears@rosssheriff.com | |
| Sgt. Jake Champion | Road Patrol | j.champion@rosssheriff.com | |
| Sgt. Roderic Dutcher | Road Patrol | r.dutcher@rosssheriff.com | |
| Sgt. Tracy Harewood | Jail | t.harewood@rosssheriff.com | Ext. 106, 107 |
| Sgt. Robert Gullion | Jail | r.gullion@rosssheriff.com | Ext. 106, 107 |
| Sgt. Drew Rittenhouse | Jail | d.rittenhouse@rosssheriff.com | Ext. 106, 107 |
| Det. Sgt. Heather Crosier | Detectives | h.crosier@rosssheriff.com | |
| Det. Sgt. Martin Brooks | Detectives | m.brooks@rosssheriff.com | Ext. 149 |
| Det. Sgt. Kevin Pierce | Detectives | k.pierce@rosssheriff.com | Ext. 165 |
| Det. Sgt. Tony Wheaton | Detectives | t.wheaton@rosssheriff.com | Ext. 172 |
| Det. Sgt. Brenton Davidson | Detectives | b.davidson@rosssheriff.com | Ext. 169 |
| Det. Sgt. Jason Gannon | Detectives | j.gannon@rosssheriff.com | Ext. 171 |
| Deputy Kristen Hough | Civil / Accounts Payable | k.hough@rosssheriff.com | Ext. 124 |
| Deputy Jennifer Layne | Civil / Sheriff Sales | j.layne@rosssheriff.com | Ext. 117 |
| Deputy Heidi Rolfe | Civil / Inmate Accounts | h.rolfe@rosssheriff.com | Ext. 103 |
| Deputy Kylie Wampler | Civil / Records | k.wampler@rosssheriff.com | Ext. 168 |
| Deputy Dave Weber | Community Services | d.weber@rosssheriff.com | Ext. 163 |
| Deputy Tracy Pinkerton | D.A.R.E. | t.pinkerton@rosssheriff.com | Ext. 131 |
| Program Director Brandy Morris-Hafner | Re-Entry Center | b.morris@rosssheriff.com | 740-702-1200 |
