CRESTVIEW — Deputy Daniel Jenkins will present “100 Years of the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office” for the Crestview Public Library First Tuesday Series program.
The event begins at 10 a.m. March 3 at 1445 Commerce Drive.
Jenkins will highlight events during the tenure of each of the 15 sheriffs who have served Okaloosa County, from Sheriff Sutton, appointed by the Florida Governor in 1915, to our present-day Sheriff Larry Ashley.
Interesting stories and notable cases include the Blackwell brothers murder of Bud and Nancy Davis; the formation of the first pair of K-9s; the untimely death of Sheriff John M. Summerlin after only two weeks in office; bootlegging in the 1920s and '30s; the removal of Sheriff Enzor by the governor's office in 1950 for failure to enforce strict gambling laws, and his subsequent election back into office by the citizens.
Jenkins will also discuss training and requirements to become a law enforcement officer and how it has changed over the years.
The program begins at 10:30 a.m. with coffee and cookies served starting at 10 a.m. The library is located at 1445 Commerce Drive behind the Post Office in north Crestview. Call 682-4432 for more information.
This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: Library lecture planned on Okaloosa Sheriff's Office history