Exiting Richmond County Sheriff Roundtree works last day
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Richmond County Sheriff Richard Roundtree will work his last day after 12 years and two on the job.
We sat down with Roundtree last month as he was preparing for the transition.
From being the first African American sheriff in Richmond County to working on making the county safer since 2013, he says he’s looking to make sure his final two months in office are left better than where he found it.
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Roundtree said it’s been a long ride that he’s proud to be a part of.
12 years and two later, Roundtree says it’s been an honor serving the people.
He says one of his accomplishments he’s proud of is modernizing the department’s technology for safety.
“It’s been a flash. I mean, you can’t believe the 12 years has ed so, so quickly,” said Roundtree.
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Eugene Brantley will take his place as sheriff.
Brantley took an oath of office during a ceremonial swearing-in as the new sheriff of Augusta-Richmond County two weeks ago.
The event took place on Friday, at 10 a.m. at the Augusta Municipal Building, 535 Telfair St.
Brantley’s election to the office of sheriff marks the culmination of over two decades of dedicated service to Richmond County.
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“My first order of business is going to be to get in and meet with all of the deputies and different non-law enforcement personnel. Just kind of get the temperature of the workplace, see what we can do to improve it, change the culture. Just fix a lot of the things that I saw were wrong with or not going as, as they should within the office,” said Brantley.
A native of Estill, S.C., Brantley is no stranger to serving Richmond County.
He started working for the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office in 2000 and went to work for the Marshal’s Office in 2016.
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