Sheriff Logan Marshall is a lifelong resident of McDuffie County. After graduating from high school in 1967, he attended Augusta Technical College. Sheriff Marshall began his law enforcement career with the Thomson Police Department in 1971 as a police officer and graduated from the CSRA Law Enforcement Academy in 1972.
Sheriff Marshall joined the McDuffie County Sheriff's Office in 1976 as an investigator and continued in this position until he was promoted to Chief Deputy in 1984.
Sheriff Marshall strongly believes in continuing education and encourages his employees to do the same. He has attended countless hours furthering his education as a law enforcement officer and administrator including but not limited to attending the Georgia Police Academy in Atlanta specializing in interviews, interrogations, rape investigations, burglary investigations, and photography. In May, 2010, Sheriff Marshall attended the Rural Executive Management Institute (REMI) in Sacramento, California which provides management education and training designed for rural law enforcement executives to face the unique challenges of small law enforcement agencies (county population 50,000 or less).
Sheriff Marshall was elected Sheriff of McDuffie County in 1992. He graduated from the Georgia Sheriffs' Academy in Forsyth and later graduated from the National Sheriffs' Institute in Long Mount, Colorado; in Leadership Management. In 1994, Governor Zell Miller appointed Sheriff Marshall to the Board of Juvenile Justice a position he held until 1998.
The Georgia Sheriff’s Association is the voice of Georgia sheriffs and works to ensure good public safety policies throughout the state. As a long standing member of the Georgia Sheriff’s Association, he was elected as Secretary/Treasurer in 1993. Sheriff Marshall became the first black President of the Georgia Sheriffs' Association inb 2009.
Sheriff Marshall has a deep concern and passion for the youth in our community. As a result, he adopted the DARE program for fifth-grade students as a tool to educate our children about the effects of drugs. Replacing DARE, the CHAMPS program is currently in place. The CHAMPS program not only continues to educate the children about drugs, but also weapons and safety. Sheriff Marshall also serves as a mentor to small children.
Sheriff Marshall has been a member of the Kiwanis Club for six years, serves on the Board of Directors of the CSRA Law Enforcement Police Academy and the Peace Officers Standard and Training Council.
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