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Undersheriff Joshua Crews and Sheriff Chad Scott

Press release from Alachua County Sheriff’s Office

ALACHUA COUNTY, Fla. – We have some celebratory news and new leadership here at Alachua County Sheriff’s Office! Sheriff Scott would like to congratulate and highlight the following employees on their promotions.

  • Captain Joshua Crews is promoted to Undersheriff
  • Captain Dorian Keith is promoted to Major with the assignment of Jail Director
  • Lieutenant Christopher Sims is promoted to Captain and assigned to the Public Information and Community Services Division
  • Captain Jonathan Schabruch is promoted to Major and assigned to the Department of Support Services
  • Lieutenant Edward Bennett is promoted to Captain and assigned to the Patrol Operations Division
  • Lieutenant Kenneth “Jason” Cruse is promoted to Captain with the assignment of Deputy Director of the Department of the Jail
  • Sergeant Michael Hurlocker is promoted to Lieutenant and assigned to the Department of Operations Patrol Operations Division
  • Sergeant Fred “Todd” Thomas III is promoted to Lieutenant and assigned to the Patrol Operations Division
  • Deputy Madison Telle is promoted to Sergeant and assigned to the Department of Operations Patrol Operation Division.
  • Deputy Christopher Dasher is promoted to Sergeant and assigned to the Department of Operations Patrol Operation Division.
  • Classification Caseworker Reshone Flanders is promoted to Contract Monitor in the Department of the Jail
  • Senior Executive Assistant to the Sheriff Courtney Barreca is promoted to Deputy Director and assigned to Department of Administrative Services

Congratulations again! We know you will continue to make us proud and serve the citizens of Alachua County and our agency with dignity and grace.


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