Jacob Gonzalez was sworn in Friday, October 1, 2021, at the Nolan County Sheriff’s Office as the newest Deputy Sheriff. In attendance at the swearing in were his new colleagues including, Sheriff David Warren.
Jacob is a native of Brownsville, Texas, and a 2010 Benjamin Franklin High School graduate. He graduated from the Permian Basin Law Enforcement Academy, in Midland, and has been in law enforcement for three years, including working as a county jailer for the Nolan County Sheriff’s Office and a patrol officer for the Big Spring Police Department.
We wish Deputy Gonzalez the best and look forward to his service.
The Nolan County Sheriff’s Office is actively seeking a qualified candidate to fill the full-time position of County Jailer.
Open until filled
Shift: Ability to work any shift including nights, weekends and holidays with varying days off.
Duties: Handle control room operations, read pass-on logs, receive activity briefings from off-going shift personnel, process new inmates, and perform searches of individuals and or jail facility to locate weapons and or contraband, monitor, detect and deter improper behavior, and provide custodial care necessary for the security and well being of inmates confined in the Nolan County jail. May be required to use bodily force to gain control of inmate(s), be able to run, protect him/herself by employing defensive tactics, and administer first aid.
Qualifications: Background investigation including drug screen. Must be available for call out for emergencies at the facility. Must be a quick learner and a problem solver. Must be a self-starter and able to operate a computer (Windows) and communicate on phone and in person. Some combination of sitting, twisting the upper body, reaching, bending, stooping, standing, walking, kneeling, the use of arms and hands for computer input, crouching, running, climbing, and may involve the lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling of extremely heavy objects (150+ pounds).
The Nolan County Sheriff’s Office has received reports of a telephone scam involving a caller claiming to be a Deputy Sheriff with this office. It was reported that the impersonator, who has identified himself as Lieutenant Yarbrough or Kevin Huston, informs victims that they have multiple warrants for their arrest and certified letters have been sent to them requesting a secondary DNA specimen. The impersonator then asks the victim for a cash payoff in the form of gift cards to avoid arrest. The phone number displayed on caller ID is reported to be (325) 439-7911.
In one of these cases, the impersonator had the victim go to the local CEFCO convenience store and purchase six, $500.00 gift cards. While still on the phone with the impersonator, the victim was instructed to open the gift card and give the impersonator the gift card number, the expiration date and the security code on the back of the gift card and once this information was given, the call would disconnect.
Nolan County Sheriff David Warren urges citizens to always be vigilant when receiving phone calls from people asking for money or personal details. The Nolan County Sheriff’s Office or any other legitimate government department or financial institution, will never call you and ask for your personal banking information or payments in gift cards, cryptocurrency or money transfers. It is important to take independent steps to verify a caller’s identity before providing any personal information or payments of any sort, irrespective of the phone number displayed, or who a caller claims to work for.
The Nolan County Sheriff’s Office will never:
Contact you to ask for your Personal Identification Number (PIN) or bank details
Ask you to transfer money out of your account
Ask you to withdraw cash to hand over to them for safe-keeping
Send someone to your home to collect cash, cards or your PIN
We urge you to contact our office if you receive such a call and definitely don’t give the caller any personal information or payments.
The Nolan County Sheriff’s Office and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) is actively searching for Kristie Delapaz, a fugitive who has been hiding to avoid detection by law enforcement. Delapaz has an outstanding federal warrant held by the Northern District of Texas for Convicted Felon in Possession of Firearm.
We need your help to bring Delapaz to justice. She is a 44-year-old Hispanic female, 5’, 150 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. She was last known to reside at 605 Oak, in Sweetwater and is known to frequent 1210 Campbell, in Sweetwater.
If you have information on the whereabouts or activities of this fugitive, you are encouraged to contact the Nolan County Sheriff’s Office at 325.235.5471, or your local law enforcement agency. If you would like to remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 325.235.TIPS (8477); you may also submit a tip online.
Two Nolan County Sheriff’s Office employees were presented with Service Pins honoring their years of service with Nolan County at the Commissioner’s Court meeting on Monday, July 27, 2020. County Judge Whitley May is shown presenting each honoree with their service pins. Marsha Harris who works in the Jail Section as a Corrections Officer was recognized for 20 years of service. Mary Fuentes who also works in the Jail Section as a Corrections Officer was recognized for 5 years of service. Congratulations and thanks go out to all recipients for their service and dedication to Nolan County.
Marsha Harris – 20 Years of ServiceMary Fuentes – 5 Years of Service
On Friday, July 24, 2020, a Nolan County Deputy Sheriff was following a lead as to the whereabouts of Daniel Ray Jones, a fugitive from justice. Jones, who had been avoiding detection by law enforcement for several weeks, was located in a parked vehicle at the car wash on Hailey Street. When the deputy approached the vehicle to speak with Jones, he jumped from the vehicle and fled the area on foot across Hailey Street, where he attempted to elude the pursuing deputy.
Deputies set up a perimeter, surrounding Jones, and quickly located him in an alley between 13th and 14th Street in the 1000 block. He was taken into custody and transported to the Nolan County jail where he was booked in on five (5) outstanding felony warrants and charged with evading arrest or detention and possession of a controlled substance.
