Aiken County sheriff-elect announces several command staff positions

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Aiken County’s sheriff-elect, Marty Sawyer, has announced several positions for his command staff.

Captain Eric Abdullah will serve as chief deputy and has been in the position since Dec. 13.

Other appointments include Nick Gallam, detention center operations manager; Clay Adams, sheriff’s office operations manager; Peggy Desmarais, istrative service director; and Andrew Dailey, uniformed patrol captain; Kevin Liles, criminal investigations captain; Jason Todd, special operations captain; Richard Sullivan, technical services captain; Stephanie Callahan, detention center operations captain; and Robert Bowman, detention center captain.

Gallam and Adams will have the rank of major, according to Abdullah.

The istration major position hasn’t been filled yet.

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Sawyer, a Republican, defeated Democrat Lucas Grant for the sheriff position in November and is scheduled to be sworn in on Jan. 7, 2025.

Sawyer started as a public safety officer at the Aiken Department of Public Safety in 1989, where he worked in the patrol division for eight years. After assignments in the special operations and narcotics divisions and the ATF Rage Task Force, Sawyer was promoted to Captain of Investigations in 2012.

Abdullah told News 12 that he will still be handling the PIO position until they find someone to take over. He also mentioned plans on creating a position for a civilian PIO.