A SENATE RESOLUTION TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR SHERIFF JIM MATTHEWS OF KERSHAW COUNTY FOR HIS OUTSTANDING CAREER IN LAW ENFORCEMENT AND TO CONGRATULATE HIM ON BEING NAMED THE SOUTH CAROLINA SHERIFFS’ OF THE ASSOCIATION’S 2014 “SHERIFF YEAR.” Whereas, the South Carolina Senate is pleased to learn that Kershaw County Sheriff Jim Matthews was honored as the South Carolina 2014 Sheriff of the Year at the Sheriffs’ Association’s association’s annual conference in Myrtle Beach in July 2014; and Whereas, nominated by Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott for his work with improving response times, increasing DUI enforcement, and offering greater accessibility to deputies for the public, Sheriff Matthews has served Kershaw County as sheriff since 2011; and Whereas, prior to becoming sheriff, he served as a narcotics investigator with both the Richland and Lexington counties sheriffs’ offices and the Columbia Police Department. He was a member of the SWAT Team for the Lexington County and a Sheriff’s Office deputy coroner in the Richland County and Coroner’s Office; Whereas, Sheriff Matthews served as a special agent and agent in charge for the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (US DEA), handling highlevel, federal drug investigations for sixteen counties in South Carolina. He also led an elite, counternarcotics unit in Thailand, which targeted Asian heroin traffickers. He did extensive undercover work in Florida, Southeast Asia, the Caribbean, and Central America. During his time with the US DEA, he also worked as an instructor at the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia, and as an instructor at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Glynco, Georgia; and
A SENATE RESOLUTION TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR SHERIFF JIM MATTHEWS OF KERSHAW COUNTY FOR HIS OUTSTANDING CAREER IN LAW ENFORCEMENT AND TO CONGRATULATE HIM ON BEING NAMED THE SOUTH CAROLINA SHERIFFS’ ASSOCIATION’S 2014 “SHERIFF OF THE YEAR.” Whereas, the South Carolina Senate is pleased to learn that Kershaw County Sheriff Jim Matthews was honored as the South Carolina Sheriffs’ Association’s 2014 Sheriff of the Year at the association’s annual conference in Myrtle Beach in July 2014; and Whereas, nominated by Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott for his work with improving response times, increasing DUI enforcement, and offering greater accessibility to deputies for the public, Sheriff Matthews has served Kershaw County as sheriff since 2011; and Whereas, prior to becoming sheriff, he served as a narcotics investigator with both the Richland and Lexington counties sheriffs’ offices and the Columbia Police Department. He was a member of the SWAT Team for the Lexington County Sheriff’s Office and a deputy coroner in the Richland County Coroner’s Office; and Whereas, Sheriff Matthews served as a special agent and agent in charge for the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (US DEA), handling highlevel, federal drug investigations for sixteen counties in South Carolina. He also led an elite, counternarcotics unit in Thailand, which targeted Asian heroin traffickers. He did extensive undercover work in Florida, Southeast Asia, the Caribbean, and Central America. During his time with the US DEA, he also worked as an instructor at the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia, and as an instructor at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Glynco, Georgia; and
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