Sheriff David Warren swears in new Deputy

Sheriff David Warren swore in a new Deputy Sheriff on Wednesday, July 26, 2023. Joshua Wingo took the oath of office and received his Deputy Sheriff “Investigator” badge in the presence of his new co-workers and friends, to commemorate this special occasion.

Joshua is an Arkansas native and a 2009 Arkansas Tech University graduate. He graduated from the West Central Texas Council of Governments Law Enforcement Academy in 2016 and began his law enforcement career with the Sweetwater Police Department, before joining the Nolan County Sheriff’s Office. His first assignment with the Nolan County Sheriff’s Office will be in the Criminal Investigations Division.

We’re excited to have Deputy Sheriff Joshua Wingo as part of our team. We wish him the best and look forward to his service.

Eastland County Deputy Sheriff David Bosecker

Deputy Sheriff David Bosecker was shot and killed while responding to a domestic violence call along Highway 183 between Cisco and Rising Star.

As he arrived on the scene a male subject opened fire on him, fatally wounding him. Other responding officers took the subject into custody. The man was charged with capital murder.

The suspect in the fatal shooting of Deputy Sheriff David Bosecker has identified as 42-year-old Cody Pritchard.

Deputy Bosecker had served with the Eastland County Sheriff’s Office for two years and had served in law enforcement for 21 years. He had previously served with the Wise County Sheriff’s Office, Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, and the Comanche Police Department. He also worked as a part-time marine enforcement officer for the Cisco Police Department.

“God, I pray that you’ll work in a very, very special way in their lives. I pray that the God of all grace, the God of all mercy, will comfort them in this time as they grieve in the very, very difficult days ahead. In Jesus’ precious name, amen,”

“You and I will go home to our families tonight. These guys that put on the uniform aren’t really sure whether they’ll make it home or not tonight, but they’re still human beings, just like we are… I would encourage them that even six months to a year from now, to still come up and say, ‘I still remember you, I’m still praying for you.’ And that really means a lot to an officer,” – Chaplin Ron Leonard, Law Enforcement Outreach Program ‘Operation Safety 91’

Sheriff David Warren swears in new Deputy

Sheriff David Warren swore in a new Deputy Sheriff on Tuesday, June 20, 2023. Melinda Moncada-Garza took the oath of office and received her Deputy Sheriff badge in the presence of her new co-workers and friends, to commemorate this special occasion.

Melinda is a Sweetwater native and a Sweetwater High School graduate. Her first assignment with the Nolan County Sheriff’s Office will be with the Courthouse Security Section.

We’re excited to have Deputy Sheriff Melinda Moncada-Garza as part of our team. We wish her the best and look forward to her service.

Sheriff David Warren swears in new Deputy

Sheriff David Warren swore in a new Deputy Sheriff on Friday, March 12, 2023. Armando Renteria III took the oath of office and received his Deputy Sheriff badge in the presence of his new co-workers and friends, to commemorate this special occasion.

Armando is a Roscoe native and a 2016 Roscoe High School graduate. He graduated from the South Plains Law Enforcement Academy in 2022 and began his law enforcement career with the Colorado City Police Department, before joining the Nolan County Sheriff’s Office. His first assignment with the Nolan County Sheriff’s Office will be with the Patrol Section.

We’re excited to have Deputy Sheriff Armando Renteria III as part of our team. We wish him the best and look forward to his service.

Drowning – South of Lake Sweetwater

On Saturday afternoon, February 4th, 2023, the Nolan County Sheriff’s Office was notified of a deceased body being found south of Lake Sweetwater near the area of FM-2035 and County Road 230 where Bitter Creek enters the far south end of Lake Sweetwater.

“Our investigation revealed that the victim apparently died as a result of an accidental drowning.  It appears that the victim likely fell from an elevated position in a tree alongside the creek and landed face down in the water.  The body was discovered initially by a friend and a family member of the deceased.  There were no indications of foul play, but a complete autopsy was performed this week by Texas Panhandle Forensics in Lubbock.  The preliminary pathology report lists the manner of death as being accidental with the cause being asphyxia due to drowning,” Sheriff David Warren stated.

According to Sheriff Warren, “The deceased was identified as 35-year-old Robert Anthony Strzelec Jr., of Nolan County.  Our investigation will remain open until the final complete autopsy report gets to us which should be in about three weeks.  We were assisted in this investigation by our local Texas DPS office and our area Texas Ranger.  Members of the Sweetwater Fire Department and Lake Sweetwater Volunteer Fire Department assisted with our efforts including the recovery of the body.  Again, this appears to be a tragic accident and our prayers and condolences go out to the family and friends of Robbie Strzelec.”

Sheriff David Warren