Wicomico County Sheriff's Office
# Wicomico County Sheriff's Office

The Wicomico County Sheriff's Office (WCSO) is the primary law enforcement agency servicing Wicomico County, Maryland. The WCSO was established in 1867 and is responsible for the protection of life and property, enforcing orders of the court, and maintaining the detention facility.

The current sheriff is Mike A. Lewis. Lewis has attracted national news attention for stating that he will not enforce state gun bans, and proclaiming Wicomico County a "Second Amendment sanctuary". He is a "Sheriff Fellow" of the Claremont Institute.

## Organization

The agency is divided into two bureaus with many divisions:

* Sheriff deputy's patrol carSpecial Operations Bureau
   * Budget and Finance Division
   * Internal Affairs Division
   * Administrative Hearings Section
   * Human Resources Division
   * Sheriff's Emergency Response Team
   * Polygraph/VSA Section
   * Administrative Resources Division
   * Special Investigations Division
* Field Operations Bureau
   * Road Patrol Division
   * Judicial Protection Division
   * School Resource Division

## History

In late 2022, Sheriff's Deputy Steven Abreu was arrested and charged with nine counts of first degree rape against a total of five women, using his power to assault them while on duty. An affidavit filed against Abreu accused him of manipulating his vehicle and body-worn cameras during the interactions.

Since 1867, there have been 41 elected sheriffs:

Sheriffs of Wicomico County :

| Name | From | To |
| - | - | - |
| William Howard | 1867 | 1869 |
| John Johnson | 1869 | 1871 |
| William Twilley | 1871 | 1873 |
| William Moore | 1873 | 1875 |
| L. R. Dorman | 1875 | 1877 |
| Joshua Trader | 1877 | 1879 |
| William Moore | 1879 | 1881 |
| V.J. Collier | 1881 | 1883 |
| William Gordy | 1883 | 1885 |
| E. L. Austin | 1885 | 1887 |
| Isaac White | 1887 | 1889 |
| James Jones | 1889 | 1891 |
| Thomas Roberts | 1891 | 1893 |
| J. W. Farlow | 1893 | 1895 |
| James Johnson | 1895 | 1897 |
| John Dashiell | 1897 | 1899 |
| Jesse Bratton | 1899 | 1901 |
| George Fooks | 1901 | 1903 |
| William Gillis | 1903 | 1905 |
| Elmer Bradley | 1905 | 1907 |
| W W. Larmore | 1907 | 1909 |
| Josiah Kelley | 1909 | 1911 |
| Roy E. Smith | 1911 | 1913 |
| William Brary | 1913 | 1915 |
| William Dryden | 1915 | 1917 |
| James Chatham | 1917 | 1919 |
| William W Lawrence | 1919 | 1921 |
| John H. Farlow | 1921 | 1923 |
| G. Murray Phillips | 1923 | 1926 |
| Ralph C. Duffy | 1926 | 1930 |
| G. Murray Phillips | 1930 | 1934 |
| Charles H. Truitt | 1934 | 1938 |
| Marvin B. Gordy | 1938 | 1942 |
| Leroy Brewington | 1942 | 1946 |
| Jesse M. Pollitt | 1946 | 1958 |
| Samuel Graham | 1958 | 1968 |
| Eugene Carey | 1968 | 1970 |
| William Shockley | 1970 | 1982 |
| John Baker | 1982 | 1984 |
| R. Hunter Nelms | 1984 | 2007 |
| Michael A. Lewis | 2007 | |
