El Paso County Sheriff's Office (Texas) Explained

The El Paso County Sheriff's Office (EPSO) handles law enforcement in El Paso County, Texas. The Office is headed by the County Sheriff, an elected official.

Sheriff history

LastFirstStart dateFinish dateNotes
29WilesRichard D.2009December 31, 2024[1] was the 43rd El Paso Police Department Chief prior to holding office
28ApodacaSantiago "Jimmy"January 15, 2008December 31, 2008appointed[2] Sheriff to fulfill predecessor's term by the El Paso County Commissioner's Court in accordance with predecessor's wishes.
27SamaniegoLeonardo "Leo"January 1, 1985December 28, 2007died December 28, 2007 while in office, requested Santiago "Jimmy" Apodaca finish his term. Was previously Deputy Chief of the El Paso Police Department.[3]
26DavisMichael Patrick[4] 1982
25MontesRamon "Ray" A.[5] 1978convicted of misconduct over vehicle impoundings[6] (later reversed)[7]
24SullivanMike, Jr.1965[8] August 14,[9] 1978[10] convicted of misconduct over use of public workers
23BaileyRobert "Bob" 1958[11]
22SmithWesleyApril 25,[12] 1958
21HicksW. O. "Jimmy"19511958died by suicide while in office[13]
20CampbellJoe1949
19Falby[14] Allan George[15] 1943last name misspelled as "Farby" on the EPSO website's history page. First name often misspelled as "Allen".
18HawkinsWilliam "Bill" Walker1942
17FoxChristian Petrus[16] "Chris P."January[17] 19331941[18] resigned. Known by the moniker "Mr. El Paso".
16ArmstrongTom1929
15OrndorffSeth Buford[19] 1916last name misspelled as "Ordendorff" on the EPSO website's history page
14EdwardsPeyton[20] J.19101916[21] first name misspelled as "Payton" on the EPSO website's history page; was previously and subsequently El Paso Chief of Police
13HallFlorence J.1908[22]
12ComstockJames[23] H.1905finished Boone's term after he resigned[24]
11BooneJames[25] H.1898June 1,[26] 1905resigned[27]
10SimmonsFrank[28] B.1892
9HildebrandH. R.1890name spelled as "Hildebrant" on EPSO's history web page and "Hillebrand" or "Hilderbrand" in some sources; also served as the El Paso Chief of Police.[29]
8WhiteJames H.1883/41890[30] later served as El Paso Chief of Police.[31]
7MarianyBatista1882
6GonzalezBenito1880resigned[32]
5KerberCharles1874See San Elizario Salt War.
4EllisCharles1871Elected after an extremely complicated and contentious election related to Salt War issues.
3ArmendarizJuan1870
2YatesWilliam1859
1FordWilliam1852

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fischer . Fallon . March 7, 2023 . El Paso County Sheriff Richard Wiles announces retirement . kfoxtv.com . Wiles will retire upon the end of his term on Dec. 31, 2024..
  2. News: March 1, 2024 . Meet the candidates: One of them will be the next sheriff of El Paso County . El Paso Times . Sheriff Jimmy Apodaca served the rest of Samaniego's term when Samaniego died in 2007..
  3. News: 2007 . Leonardo Samaniego Obituary . El Paso Times . ...and joined the El Paso Police Department in 1956. He advanced through the ranks of the police department and eventually retired after 28 years of service as Deputy Chief of Police. He was elected Sheriff of El Paso County in 1984 and was re-elected five times..
  4. Web site: May 18, 1982 . In Re Ramon Montes, Sheriff of El Paso County, Texas, Petitioner, 677 F.2d 415 (5th Cir. 1982) . justia.com .
  5. Web site: 11 April 1984 . Garber v. State . vlex.com . ...Ramon A. Montes, Sheriff of El Paso County, was indicted on three counts of official misconduct on November 10, 1982. Montes was admitted to bond on the same date and remained free on bond throughout his trial, ending December 13, 1982..
  6. News: Reinhold . Robert . May 4, 1984 . THE TALK OF EL PASO; IN WEST TEXAS, THE TOPIC IS DUST STORMS, NOT POLITICAL WINDS . The New York Times . The last sheriff, Ray Montes, was convicted of official misconduct over certain peculiarities in the way his office auctioned impounded vehicles. His predecessor, Mike Sullivan, too left amid charges he had used public workers to do work on his home. He was also convicted of official misconduct..
  7. Web site: February 4, 1987 . Ramon MONTES v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee. . The Eastland Court of Appeals reversed the conviction in an unpublished opinion, holding that the inclusion of an instruction to the jury on the law of parties was not warranted by the evidence and constituted reversible error..
  8. Manning . Frank W. . September 1966 . Help When You Need It: The El Paso County Sheriff's Reserve, Inc. . FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin . 35 . 9 . 16 . The present sheriff of El Paso County is the former Chief Deputy Mike Sullivan. Sheriff Sullivan took office in 1965..
  9. Book: 2011 . 1971 . Employment Practices Decisions . Commerce Clearing House . 35 . 34-586 . Mike Sullivan, who served as County Sheriff until August 14, 1978, and Ray Montes, who succeeded Sullivan....
  10. Web site: 1978 . Sullivan v. Berliner .
  11. News: June 17, 1991 . Public Notices: 102 Obituaries . El Paso Herald-Post . 21 .
  12. News: April 29, 1958 . Sheriff's Deputy Gets Notice of Discharge . El Paso Herald-Post . 32 . He was the first man fired since Sheriff Wesley Smith took over the office last Friday..
  13. News: April 22, 1958 . Deputy Watches as Sheriff Hicks Takes Own Life . El Paso Herald-Post . 1 .
  14. News: March 16, 1967 . Allan Falby Funeral Thursday . El Paso Times . 1-A,5 .
  15. Book: Weiser, Abbie . March 26, 2020 . Guide to MS149 Allan G. Falby papers .
  16. Web site: Christian Petrus Fox . El Paso Museum of History .
  17. News: Chapman . Bob . September 4, 1942 . Jail Chef Out Of Job . El Paso Times . 8 . Rapley took the position as jail chef when Chris P. Fox went in as sheriff in January, 1933..
  18. Book: Torok . Mildred . Allis . Anne . Weiser . Abbie . February 19, 2020 . Guide to MS150 Chris P. Fox papers . In 1932 Fox decided to run against Tom Armstrong for sheriff. Fox was elected and served as sheriff until 1941, when he took over as general manager of the El Paso Chamber of Commerce..
  19. News: . September 27, 1961 . Seth Orndorff, Longtime EP Resident, Dies . El Paso Times . 2 .
  20. News: . June 21, 1918 . USEFUL CAREER ENDED BY DEATH . El Paso Herald . Judge Edwards was 73 years of age, and is survived by his widow, one son, assistant city attorney and former sheriff Peyton J. Edwards, ....
  21. Book: Parsons, Chuck . 2011 . Captain John R. Hughes, Lone Star Ranger . University of North Texas Press . 9781574413045 . 86 . El Paso County Sheriff Peyton J. Edwards (1910–1916).. (photo caption "From the Hughes Personal Photo Album, courtesy of the Texas Ranger hall of Fame and Museum, Waco, Texas.)
  22. News: November 19, 1915 . FLORENCE J. HALL EX-SHERIFF, DIES . El Paso Herald . He was chief of police during the latter part of the Morehead administration and the early part of the administration of Capt. Charles Davis. He was elected Sheriff for two terms and retired when sheriff P. J. Edwards took charge of the office..
  23. Book: 1903 . El Paso Directory for 1903 . John F. Worley & Co. . 161 .
  24. News: . August 3, 1917 . AGED PIONEER OFFICER BURIED . El Paso Herald . ...and filled out the unexpired term of the late J. H. Boone when he died in 1906.. (The quote is misleading. Boone did die in 1906 but he resigned, and Comstock took over, in 1905.)
  25. Book: Parsons, Chuck . 2011 . Captain John R. Hughes, Lone Star Ranger . University of North Texas Press . 9781574413045 . 361 . ...a portrait of El Paso Sheriff James H. Boone; ....
  26. Book: Paddock, B. B. . 1906 . History and Biographical Record of North and West Texas . The Lewis Publishing Co. . I . 643 . ...was chosen sheriff of El Paso county, in which position he rendered capable and efficient service for more than eight years, resigning from the office on the 1st of July, 1905..
  27. News: . July 27, 1906 . J. H. BOONE EX-SHERIFF, PASSES AWAY . El Paso Herald . 1 . Later Mr. Boone was elected sheriff of El Paso county and succeeded himself in that office. In 1905 Mr. Boone resigned to devote his entire time to Washington park, a part of which he leased from the city. He was succeeded as sheriff by J. H. Comstock..
  28. Book: DeArment, Robert K. . 1992 . George Scarborough: The Life and Death of a Lawman on the Closing Frontier . University of Oklahoma Press . 9780806128504 . 157 . Sheriff Frank Simmons did not appear eager to take him on as county deputy..
  29. Book: Dolan, Samuel K. . 2020 . Hell Paso: Life and Death in the Old West's Most Dangerous Town . 209 . To replace him, Mayor Campbell had appointed former county sheriff H. R. Hillebrand, who served until the summer of 1897..
  30. Book: Parsons, Chuck . 2011 . Captain John R. Hughes, Lone Star Ranger . University of North Texas Press . 9781574413045 . 318 . James H. White was elected sheriff on November 4, 1884, re-elected November 2, 1886, and November 6, 1888, and served until November 4, 1890..
  31. News: August 8, 1907 . DEATH OF CAPT. JAMES H. WHITE IN SAN DIEGO . El Paso Herald .
  32. News: August 8, 1907 . DEATH OF CAPT. JAMES H. WHITE IN SAN DIEGO . El Paso Herald .

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