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Stockton officially steps down as sheriff

Monday, December 12, 2022 ~ Updated 11:47 AM
Two-term Putnam County Sheriff Scott Stockton has stepped down from his position to take a job with the State Board of Accounts, nearly three weeks shy of the end of his term.
Courtesy PCSO

Weeks shy of the expiration of his second term, Scott Stockton officially stepped down as Putnam County Sheriff on Sunday.

The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office published a statement from Stockton on its Facebook page Monday morning:

On Sunday, Dec. 11, 2022, I officially announced my departure from the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office. After eight years of honorably serving the citizens of this great County, and 37 years total in law enforcement, I am moving into the next chapter of my life. Although it won’t be in a direct law enforcement capacity anymore, I will be continuing service to Indiana citizens as the director of fraud examinations for the Indiana State Board of Accounts.

Eight years of service as the chief law enforcement officer for Putnam County have truly been an honor and a privilege. To be elected twice as sheriff was humbling. It displayed to me that you, the public, have put trust into the work my team and I have been implementing to maintain honor and integrity within this office. I truly believe this is one of the finest sheriff’s offices within the state.

Veteran Indiana State Excise Police Officer Jerrod Baugh was elected as the next sheriff and has already announced the appointment of longtime Greencastle Police Chief Tom Sutherlin as his chief deputy.

Baugh retired from his excise job earlier this year, while Sutherlin just recently stepped down at GPD, with a retirement ceremony in his honor set Wednesday.

Chief Deputy Matt Demmings will be acting sheriff until the new administration arrives on Jan. 1.

“Thank you for all the past and continued support to your law enforcement,” Stockton wrote.

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  • Thank you for the last eight years of service to Putnam County. Wishing you much success in your next chapter.

    -- Posted by JJ88 on Mon, Dec 12, 2022, at 12:22 PM

  • You will be missed. Thank you for all you have done for Putnam County. Best wishes on your new adventure

    -- Posted by Nit on Mon, Dec 12, 2022, at 3:06 PM

  • I understand the law limiting a Sheriff to 8 consecutive years is a protection for the public but it sure hurts when we lose a good man like Scott Stockton. He did a really good job as Sheriff.

    -- Posted by Alfred E. on Mon, Dec 12, 2022, at 4:51 PM

  • He put the sheriff department back together. He worked for Putnam County

    -- Posted by Nit on Mon, Dec 12, 2022, at 6:43 PM

  • Great Job Scott!

    -- Posted by Donna Ford on Wed, Dec 14, 2022, at 11:03 PM

  • I echo the above praising comments. Scott brought honor back to the office. I liked his philosophy on punishment. It was to try to correct the attitude of the prisoner rather than just punish. They had already been punished somewhere in their lives.

    Perhaps Scott’s skills can be even better served beyond just sheriff than that of his present position.

    -- Posted by tolomac on Sat, Dec 17, 2022, at 9:18 AM
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