LEROI FOR DORCHESTER COUNTY SHERIFF

In this position I can best help Dorchester County, especially with my profound interest in constitutional law. This will give me the opportunity to make sure the constitutional rights of everyone is upheld. It's what I love to do.

First thing I would do is make sure that everyone within the sheriff’s office has a general knowledge of the United States and Maryland’s constitutional laws. Why? Through my dealings with the State of MD and people who work for it, there is little to no understanding of said constitution. I believe in order to effectively work in law enforcement you need to understand what you gave an oath to, that it should mean something.

Make sure everyone has read the constitution so that they can effectively do things and promote it. Also, instilling a physical fitness program to ensure our deputies are healthy so they can serve the community effectively and that if anything like Covid comes up, it will not be an issue as we will be a healthy department.

On day one, I will assess what works well and what doesn’t. I will make adjustments when I see them. My goal is to improve upon what already works. From my previous interactions with the Sheriff’s Office, my main goal is to fix any issues so that the Department benefits everyone. With the concern of videos and the negative press we have all seen, the last thing I want is for the Sheriff’s Department to look bad. We are a force for good and I want the media and the community to see and believe it.

I have studied constitutional law for the last decade. I want to ensure that we, in the Sheriff’s Department, conduct ourselves according to the constitution. It is extremely essential and important that all activities are for the betterment of the community.

I have proudly served in the military as a Marine. That is technically the toughest academy in the nation. In addition, I continue to be physically fit and as a fitness professional, I often work out in between clients. I am mentally and physical fit to handle the job as Sheriff of Dorchester County.

The first thing I would love to do is to get to know and acknowledge the hard work of all the Deputies and staff under my command. Encourage them to work with me, under the definition of the constitution and to make sure the law and constitution are being followed to the betterment of our community.  My hope is this will give them a sense of pride in a position that is sometimes under appreciated. I would be looking at incentives, including monetary, so they see that I know they are part of an important and vital team in Dorchester County. I also want to encourage them to be the best Law Enforcement Officers in Maryland.

As Sheriff, I want to make the department more community focus. You cannot effectively protect the community if you do not know the community. In other words, there is no Sheriff Office without its citizens. There is no me without you. 

I matter because you do!”