COMMUNITY
There's a
NEW SHERIFF in Town
P
JEFFREY BREWER – THE FIRST NEW SHERIFF IN EMANUEL COUNTY IN THREE DECADES
S T O R Y B Y K .T. M C K E E | P H O T O S P R O V I D E D B Y J E F F R E Y B R E W E R
I
t’d been 36 years since Emanuel County had a new sheriff in Swainsboro and it didn’t seem to surprise anyone that voters overwhelmingly chose longtime lawman Jeffrey L. Brewer in November of 2020 to take retiring Sheriff J. Tyson Stephens’ seat January 1 of 2021.
“I worked for [the late Sheriff Stephens] the last six years,” said Brewer, who’d retired from Georgia State Patrol as a lieutenant in 2014 after 32 years of service. “I served in every capacity within the Sheriff’s Office except investigations. The last two years, I was the Jail Administrator. Working
with the Sheriff’s Office prior to my election as Sheriff enabled me to assume office without a learning curve. From day one, I hit the ground running.” Stephens had run unopposed in prior elections. He died September 2, 2021 – eight months after his Dec. 31, 2020, retirement.
EMANUEL COUNTY LIVING
53
