Message from the Editor

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Thank a Police Officer Day will be observed this Saturday, Sept. 15, and on behalf of the Recorder, I would like to express our gratitude to our local deputies and law enforcement personnel for their service to the community.

We know your jobs aren’t easy, and we cannot pretend to understand the sacrifices you make to protect the public and maintain order. We can, however, acknowledge your dedication and hard work and encourage others to do the same. As a result, I encourage everyone reading this message to say hello to a deputy or other law enforcement employee if you see one on Saturday, or any day really, and thank them for what they do. (This message doesn’t just apply to police officers; all local first responders should be thanked for their service too!)

In recognition of our local law enforcement, here is a list of the deputies and other law enforcement personnel serving in the Northeast District for the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office, which includes Ponte Vedra and its surrounding communities. The district is led by Commander Brian Harrington, who has been nothing but helpful, polite and patient with me in my time as editor. The same is true with everyone on his team I’ve interacted with so far. Thank you, all!

 

Lt. Chris Wensil

Lt. Shawn Lee

Sgt. David Garns

Sgt. Mike Hartsell

Sgt. Scott Yeoman

Sgt. Thomas Marmo

Sgt. Charles Brantley

Cpl. Al Dela Porta

Cpl. Justus Self-Medlin

Cpl. Dan Sorrells

Cpl. Zach Cooke

Cpl. Bryan Richmond

Deputies

Jeneane Judge

James Hayward

Nathan Datsko

Wesley Grizzard

Lauren Schneider

Jeremy Banks

Stacy Ettel

Clayton Mayerlen

Lauren Ledoux

Richard Michaux

Melanie Merritt

Paul Beasley

Samuel Hall

Patrick Angst

Ian Dwyer

John Newman

Jesse Howell

Patrick Warwin

Aaron Braddock

Kenny Carver

Nick Converson

Craig Carson

Todd Davis

Joseph Antonetti

Gabe Bacolor

Kevin Greene

Von Mckenzie

Steven Lay

Cameron Coward

Kurt Hannon

Larry Dixon

Mitch Watson

Kimberly Peluso

Lenny Fontenot

Chad Hallman

Dennis Camden

John Tedder

Dwayne Cieslik

Keith Schiffer

Tony Clark

*Note: This list was provided by the Sheriff’s Office and does not include all personnel working for SJSO, only those in the Northeast District.