Randolph County Sheriff’s Office
Robert R. Elbon, Jr., Sheriff
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Randolph County Sheriff’s Office
Robert R. Elbon, Jr., Sheriff
Since 1787, the men and women of the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office have been dedicated to protecting life and property. We are here to enforce the laws of the state of West Virginia, deter crime and civil disorder, provide service to the courts, ensure humane safekeeping to all persons held in confinement, and work to preserve safety, social tranquility, and quality of life for all residents and guests of Randolph County, West Virginia. As we continue to grow, we remain dedicated to proudly serving the community’s needs for protection, justice, and security.
Randolph County, the state’s largest county, was created by an act of the Virginia General Assembly in October 1786 from Harrison County. According to the first national census taken in 1790, Randolph County had the smallest population (951) of the nine counties that were then in existence and fell within the current boundaries of West Virginia. Read more
Newspaper Article About the Restoration of The Randolph County Jail
Written by Tim MacVean, Senior Staff Writer, The Inter-Mountain
With Approximate Years of Service
70. Robert R. Elbon, Jr. (2021 – )
69. Mark Brady (2013 – 2020)
68. Jack Roy (2005 – 2012)
67. Paul Brady, Junior (1997 – 2004)
66. Willard Herron (1989 – 1996)
65. John Arbogast (1981 – 1988)
64. Phil W. Ware (1973 – 1980)
63. Paul Green Raines (1969 – 1972)
62. Phil W. Ware (1965 – 1968)
61. Thaddeus McClellan Pritt (1961 – 1964)
60. Orris Brown Wilmoth (1957 – 1960)
59. Frank Piatt Marshall (1953 – 1956)
58. John B. Chenoweth (1949 – 1952)
57. Virgil Hamrick (1942 – 1948)
56. Floyd G. “Jeff” Whetsell (1941 – 1942)
55. Dale Wilson Crawford (1937 – 1940)
54. Charles M. Marstiller (1936)
53. Arling Chesley McGee (1933 – 1936)
52. Charles M. Marstiller (1929 – 1932)
51. Zan F. Collett (1925 – 1928)
50. William H. Keim (1921 – 1924)
49. Stewart L. Marstiller (1917 – 1920)
48. Augustus J. Crickard (1913 – 1916)
47. Thaddeus Pritt (1909 – 1912)
46. Floyd McDonald (1905 – 1908)
45. Francis Piatt Marshall (1901 – 1904)
44. Abel W. Hart (1897 – 1900)
43. Andrew Jackson Long (1893 – 1896)
42. Warwick Hutton (1889 – 1892)
41. Zachary Taylor Chenoweth (1885 – 1888)
40. Jacob G. Ward (1881 – 1884)
39. Joseph F. Harding (1877 – 1880)
38. Lorenzo Dow White (1872 – 1877)
37. Francis M. White (1870 – 1872)
36. John M. Phares (1866 – 1870)
35. Archibald E. Harper (1864 – 1866)
34. Hoy McLean (1864)
33. Jesse F. Phares (1862 – 1864)
32. Jacob Phares (1860 – 1862)
31. Hoy McLean (1858 – 1860)
30. Solomon C. Caplinger (1857 – 1858)
29. William C. Chenoweth (1856 – 1857)
28. George McLean (1850 – 1856)
27. Jacob W. See (1848 – 1850)
26. Peter Conrad (1847 – 1848)
25. Levi Ward (1841 – 1847)
24. David Holder (1837 – 1841)
23. George Stalnaker (1833 – 1837)
22. William Marteney (1830 – 1833)
21. John M. Hart (1829 – 1830)
20. Robert Chenoweth (1827 – 1829)
19. John Currence (1824 – 1827)
18. Ely Butcher (1822 – 1824)
17. Andrew Crawford (1820 – 1822)
16. William Daniels (1818 – 1820)
15. Benjamin Hornbeck (1815 – 1818)
14. John Crouch (1815)
13. Isaac Booth (1813 – 1815)
12. John Chenoweth (1810 – 1813)
11. George Rennix (1808 – 1810)
10. Samuel Bonnifield (1806 – 1808)
9. John Currence (1806)
8. Asahel Heath (1802 – 1806)
7. Matthew Whitman (1800 – 1802)
6. John Wilson (1798 – 1800)
5. Cornelius Bogard (1796 – 1798)
4. Uriah Gandy (1793 – 1796)
3. Edward Jackson (1792 – 1793)
2. Cornelius Westfall (1789 – 1792)
1. Jacob Westfall (1787 – 1789)
A Report by William H. Rice
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