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Shelby County Sheriff Willis Blackwell announces changes
in officer rank at the Shelby County Sheriff's Office
Lieutenant Investigator, Kevin Windham
Chief Deputy, DJ Dickerson
DJ Dickerson was recently named Chief Deputy.
Dickerson has been in law enforcement for 12 years.
He began his career with the San Augustine Police
Department in 2004 as a patrol officer until 2006.
Chief Dickerson then went to work with the Center
Police Department until 2011 where he obtained the
rank of patrol sergeant. In August 2011, he began
working with the Shelby County District Attorney’s
Office as an investigator until October 2011. He
started working with the SCSO in October 2011 as
a patrol deputy. In 2013, he was promoted to the
Criminal Investigation Division and earned the rank
as Lieutenant Investigator in May 2016.
Chief Dickerson holds an advanced peace officer cer-
tification. He is a certified TCOLE instructor; Taser
Instructor; and has advanced special training in homi-
cide investigation and interviewing and interrogation.
He has been a certified EMT since 2001.
Dickerson filled the vacated position of former Chief
Deputy Shad Sparks who went to work for Center
ISD.
Kevin Windham will now serve as Lieutenant In-
vestigator in the Criminal Investigation Division.
Windham began working at the SCSO in 2014 as an
investigator.
Prior to working at the SCSO, Windham’s law en-
forcement career began in 1992 where he served as
Shelby County Constable Precinct 2 until July 2005.
Windham worked as a patrol officer for the Center
Police Department from October 2005-March 2008.
After leaving CPD, Windham worked as the Chief
Investigator at the Shelby County District Attorney’s
Office from July 2008 until September 2013. Wind-
ham served as a patrol deputy for the Sabine County
Sheriff’s Office from October 2013 to April 2014.
Investigator Windham has advanced special training
in homicide investigation and interviewing and inter-
rogation and holds a master peace officer certifica-
tion.
Del Birdwell, former patrol deputy, was promoted to
the Criminal Investigations Division.
Birdwell began his full-time career at the SCSO
in May 2016. Birdwell received his peace officers
license in 2001.
He worked as a reserve deputy for the SCSO in 2001
under former sheriff James Moore.
Birdwell worked for the Nacogdoches Fire Depart-
ment for a total of 20 years. For six years he served
as shift investigator. For five years he served as fire
marshal. Investigator Birdwell also worked as a full-
time investigator for the Nacogdoches Fire Marshal’s
Office.
Birdwell holds an advanced peace officer’s certifica-
tion. He is a certified intermediate EMT; advanced
firefighter; advanced arson investigator and inspector;
TCOLE instructor; and level II fire instructor.
Michael Griffin, former patrol sergeant, was promot-
ed to the Criminal Investigations Division.
Griffin served in the United States Army at Fort
Hood, Texas from 2005-2010. He served two deploy-
ments to Iraq. In 2011, Griffin graduated from the
Capital Area Council of Governments Police Acad-
emy in Austin. He began his career at the SCSO in
2011 as a patrol deputy and was promoted to patrol
sergeant in 2015.
Cody Muse will serve as Patrol Sergeant at the
SCSO. Muse began working at the SCSO in 2013 as
a patrol deputy.
Muse began his career in law enforcement in 1997.
He worked for the Center Police Department for
14-months and was a State Trooper for the Texas
Department of Public Service for 11 years. Sergeant
Muse is a master peace officer and firearms instructor.
Submitted by Leah Chase, Media Information
Shelby County Sheriffs Office
Criminal Investigastions Division, Del Birdwell Patrol Sergeant, Cody Muse Criminal Investigations Division, Michael Griffin
Shelby County 4-H Kick-Off Event
Calling all Shelby County youth and parents! Have
you ever wanted to learn something new and differ-
ent while having fun? Well we have it, from cooking,
taking pictures, fashion, shooting sports, raising and
showing livestock and much, much more for youth 3
rd through 12 th grades.
Shelby County 4-H is getting ready to start up their
new project year with our annual 4-H Kickoff which
is scheduled for Sunday, August 28, 2016 beginning
at 2:00 p.m. at the Community House on San Augus-
tine Street, Center. This fun-filled, hands-on event
will allow the youth to try their hand at the various
projects. Adults will have the opportunity to sign
their children up for 4-H during the event.
4-H is a national organization which helps young
people develop life-long knowledge and skills to
become engaged citizens. Through 4-H, youth are
also taught how to meet the diversities and challenges
of today’s society by bringing together youth and
adults to design programs that will teach skills for
living. 4-H is truly a model of the “learning by do-
ing” teaching concept. It reaches people in their own
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communities with delivery methods suitable to their
needs. 4-H also helps to provide opportunities for
families and communities to develop stronger bonds.
So, come see what Shelby County 4-H has to offer
your child on August 28th. If you have any questions
regarding this event or any others, please do not hesi-
tate to contact the Shelby County Extension Office at
936-598- 7744, Lane Dunn, M.S., Ag/NR Agent and
Jheri-Lynn McSwain, M.Ed., M S, FCS Agent.
Submitted by Jheri-Lynn McSwain and Lane Dunn
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