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to the oldest Sheriffs’ Office in the State of Texas.
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with a wide range of law enforcement and community
services.
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Sheriff Charles S. Wagner
Charles
Wagner was elected Sheriff in a run off election on
April 13, 2004 and had no opponent in the November 2004
General Election.
Sheriff Wagner was
sworn in on January 1, 2005 by Judge J. Ray Gayle III
while his wife Margaret held the Bible for the oath of
office.
Sheriff
Wagner won the Republican Primary in March 2008 and then
won re-election with 63% of the vote in the November
2008 General Election.
Sheriff Wagner was
sworn in for his second term on January 1, 2009 by Judge
Ogden Bass while his son Chad Wagner held the Bible for
the oath of office.
Sheriff
Wagner was born in Freeport, Texas on August 22, 1946 to
Sidley H. Wagner, Sr. and Vivian Broaddus Wagner.
He graduated from
Brazosport High School and attended Wharton Junior
College, Brazosport College, and Texas Lutheran College.
He graduated from the
141st
Session of the FBI’s National Academy in 1985, the
National Sheriff’s Academy in 2006 and the FBI’s Law
Enforcement Executive Development Seminar in 2007.
He hold a Master Peace
Officer’s Licenses from the Texas Commission on Law
Enforcement Officers’ Standards and Education.
Sheriff
began his career in law enforcement with the Freeport
Police Department on August 11, 1967 serving as patrol
officer, patrol sergeant, detective sergeant, detective
lieutenant and Chief of Detectives.
On July 15, 1985 he
became Chief Deputy under Sheriff Joe King and served in
that capacity until taking office as Sheriff on January
1, 2005.
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