The Nolan County Sheriff’s Office mourns the death of former Sheriff Donnie Rannefeld

December 9, 2023 |   |  General


Saturday, December 9, 2023 – Donnie Rannefeld, age 80, passed away peacefully at his home in Abilene on Saturday, December 9th, 2023. Rannefeld served as Nolan County Sheriff for three terms from 1997 until 2009. Prior to becoming Sheriff, Rannefeld had a full career with the Texas Department of Public Safety as a Trooper for over 26 years. Rannefeld even came back out of retirement from being Sheriff and served another 3 ½ years as a Deputy for the NCSO doing prisoner transports. All together Rannefeld had 45 years of full-time service as a dedicated Texas Peace Officer.

Our thoughts and prayers go out to his wife Nita, daughter Melissa, and grandsons Zach and Chase. Donnie Rannefeld leaves behind a legacy of public service and many close friends in law enforcement. He will be dearly missed.

Funeral services will be at 2:00 P.M. Friday, December 15, 2023 at First Baptist Church in Sweetwater with Rev. Tique Hamilton officiating. Interment will follow at Roscoe Cemetery directed by McCoy Funeral Home.

Sheriff David Warren

Eastland County Deputy Sheriff David Bosecker

July 23, 2023 |   |  Community Awareness

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

June 20, 2023 |   |  Community Awareness

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

May 12, 2023 |   |  1 Comment  |  Community Awareness

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.

Theft (Sweetwater)

May 1, 2023 |   |  Crime Stoppers

On Monday, May 1, 2023, the Nolan County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a theft that occurred in the 10000 block of Interstate Twenty, in Sweetwater. It was reported that sometime between Friday, April 28, 2023, at 6:00PM and Monday, May 1, 2023, at 3:00PM, an unknown person(s) used force to enter the property. Once inside, the thieve(s) took numerous new tires mounted on new steel wheels. The combined value of the wheels and tires taken and damage to the property is estimated at approximately $4,500.00.

If you have information regarding this crime or any other unsolved crime, and wish to remain anonymous, call Nolan County Crime Stoppers at 325.235.TIPS (8477) or click here to submit a tip online. Nolan County Crime Stoppers offers a reward of up to $1,000.00 for information that leads to the arrest and filing of charges against the person responsible for this crime, and a reward of up to $1,000.00 for any other unsolved felony crime. Remember, Crime Stoppers wants your INFORMATION not your name.