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Chief Deputy Virgil M. Gammon
 Rutherford County Sheriff's Office

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Virgil M. Gammon began his career in 1974 with the United States Army Military Police. Upon exiting from the Army in 1977, he joined the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office as a Patrol Deputy. In 1978 he was promoted to Detective and in 1984 to Detective Sergeant over investigations. Since that time, Gammon has been steadily promoted through the ranks and in 1993 became Chief Deputy Gammon, second-in-command under Sheriff Truman Jones, Jr.

Chief  Gammon is commander over all law enforcement operations at the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office. Those operations include Patrol, Investigations, Special Enforcement, F.A.S.T., K-9, Detention, Communications, School Resource Officers, Judicial/Courtroom Security, and Warrants and Records Divisions.

Among his many achievements are: Bachelor of Science, University of the State of New York, Albany, New York, 1992;F.B.I. National Academy, Graduate Class 165th, 1991; Leadership Rutherford Class of 2006; Officer of the Year, 1985, Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office; Distinguished Graduate of Class, 5O9C, Military Police Training Academy, 3rd. Degree San dan in Isshin-Ryu Karate, 1974; Tennessee Boys State Representative, Cookeville, Tennessee, 1972.