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Ruggsville County, Texas

(The county seat of Ruggsville

is located 75 miles northwest of San Antonio

and 70 miles west of Austin)



Ruggsville County Sheriff

John Q. Wydell

1601 East Main Street

Ruggsville, TX 78699-5405

(830) 555-7585 Fax: (830) 555-9541

www.ruggsvillesheriff.com





The Ruggsville County Sheriff's Office is staffed with 58 full-time employees, operates a fleet of 24 vehicles and occupies two floors of the Ruggsville County Courthouse. The sheriff's office is responsible not only for elements of the criminal court, but also elements of the civil court and has a licensing issuance and enforcement function. The sheriff's office service area includes the 1,061 square miles around the county seat of Ruggsville, TX extending northeast to the Llano County line, northwest to the Mason County line, southwest to the Kerr County line, southeast to the Kendall County line, west to the Kimble County line, and east to the Blanco County line. The sheriff's office services thousands of civilians across our counter and in the county, and it handles over 2,000 criminal defendants. The sheriff's office is organized into five divisions: civil, court, services/training, central processing, and warrants.





"And He will raise you up on Eagle's Wings, Bear you on the breath of dawn. Make you to shine like the sun, and hold you in the palm of His hand."



IN REMEMBRANCE OF

OFFICER GEORGE WYDELL

1926-1977



IN REMEMBRANCE OF

THE KING

OF ROCK AND ROLL

ELVIS ARON PRESLEY

1935-1977



"Son, if you ever say another derogatory word about Elvis Aron Presley in my presence again, I will kick the living shit out of you!"



SHERIFF JOHN QUINCEY WYDELL





John Quincey Wydell was born November 16, 1925 in Witchita, Kansas and moved to Dallas, Texas as a child. Sheriff Wydell attended school in Dallas and graduated from South Oak Cliff High School in 1943.



After his graduation from High School, John enlisted in the United States Marine Corps and served with honor and distinction during World War II. He ultimately acheived the rank of 1st Lieutenant, and was honorably discharged in 1951. After leaving the Marines he relocated to Johnson City, Texas got a job in the Blanco County Prosecutor's Office. In 1957, he was appointed Assistant County Prosecutor and Assistant County Solicitor. He was elected Blanco County Prosecutor in 1960 and served in that position until 1967. In 1969, he donned the robes of justice and took the bench in neighboring Ruggsville County as a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas. He served until 1972 when he was appointed to serve an unexpired term as County Sheriff. In 1976, he was elected to a 4 year term as Ruggsville County Sheriff.



Since he was first appoined Sheriff in June of 1972, Sheriff Wydell has brought the agency a long way. Following are just some of the major accomplishments and achievements under his administration:



Established a rigid departmental physical fitness and weight standard for personnel, requiring continued compliance and has provided out of drug forfeiture monies several physical fitness facilities for his personnel to maintain those standards, to the benefit of the individuals and the public they serve.



Established strict personnel appearance standards which resulted in national recognition of Sheriff's Office in 1974 as "Best Dressed County Sheriff's Office".



Obtained federal court authorization for partial double cell-ing of inmates in the Justice Center to minimize the need to early release prisoners due to overcrowding, and continues to seek building of a new detention facility as replacement for the temporary Harper facility, to assure overcrowding and early releases do not again occur in Ruggsville County.



Increased law enforcement coverage to the townships in Ruggsville County through both County and Township contract funded units.



Increased security to Ruggsville County courts through addition of a special court security and response unit within the Sheriff's Court Service Division; and will in the near future provide even greater security through mandates of the courts and county commissioners.



Sheriff's Office law enforcement and corrections training programs have been upgraded; recognized statewide for excellence; and are used by other agencies. A new Patrol Training Academy facility was constructed at virtually no expense to taxpayers, through use of drug forfeiture funds.



Establishment of Sheriff's Aviation Unit with purchase of first helicopter in 1976; obtaining of a second helicopter in 1977; all out of drug forfeiture funds. This unit provides aerial support not only for the Sheriff's Office but in assistance to jurisdictions as far away as Austin and San Antonio.



Initiated use of motorcycles for specialized and high visibility patrol purposes, currently having 4 cycles, one of which is part of the Ruggsville Township contract.



Expanded upon the regional concept of drug enforcement, through reorganization of a previous regional drug unit into the current Ruggsville County - Regional Narcotics Unit (RENU); and in 1974 with the initiation of a 4 car / drug dog unit "Highway Interdiction Squad" assigned to RENU.



Established the "Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) Program" within school districts served by the Sheriff's Office.



Enhanced and expedited prisoner processing and criminal identification of offenders, through obtaining latest technology mugshot system and participation in the statewide Automated fingerprint Identification System.



Increased Sheriff's K-9 units from 1 to 4, two of which are drug dogs serving patrol, corrections, courts, and highway interdiction needs.



Established ceremonial color guards within both the Patrol and Corrections Divisions, and in 1978 formed the Sheriff's Bagpipe and Drum Corps, all of which are in demand for ceremonial and other functions throughout the State of Texas.



Established community service work details whereby incarcerated inmates may volunteer for service projects to the benefit of several local government and charitable entities.