Sheriff’s Office Employees Rally Behind Dukes
By Dan Spalding
InkFreeNews
WARSAW – Employees of the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office came out in support of Sheriff Kyle Dukes ahead of the May 3 Republican primary.
About 34 employees from the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office, Jail and Work Release met on the south side of the Kosciusko County Courthouse Tuesday afternoon, April 19, for a photo to show their support for incumbent Sheriff Kyle Dukes.
Dukes faces Deputy Jim Smith in the Republican primary.
Det. Sgt. James Marshall organized the photo event.
“It kind of came to our attention that throughout the community, there’s been some things said that the rank-and-file members of the Sheriff’s Office – be it the jail, patrol, work release, all the different departments within the Sheriff’s Department – are not happy with the current administration and don’t necessarily like the sheriff. That is completely not factual at all,” Marshall said in an interview before the 5 p.m. photo.
He said he is not part of Dukes’ campaign.
“I’m just a guy who works here and is happy with how the sheriff is running things,” he stated.