Sheriff's Department

About the Sheriff's Office

The Sheriff's Department

Patrol Area

Area of Cowley County 1,128 Square Miles
State & Federal Highways US 77, US 160, US 166, K-55, & K-15
Cowley County Blacktop Roads 294 Miles
Cowley County Gravel Roads 49 Miles
Cowley Co. Township Gravel Roads 1,272 Miles
Population of Cowley County 36,291
County Townships 25
Cities 7
Cowley Couny Seat Winfield
Judicial District 19th

Department Statistics

Year Accidents Arrests Warrants Call Logs Cases
2004 468 315 378 1,899 1,048
2005 438 557 490 3,024 1,011
2006 494 628 554 2,896 1,125
2007 492 309 599 3,210 1,160
2008 475 304 514 3,425 1,170
2009 460 229 470 4,390 1,025
2010 446 264 532 5,015 1,057
Year Citations Warnings Civil Process Paid Overtime Unpaid Overtime
2004 2,705 197 7,524 1,593 1,846
2005 885 1,536 8,334 1,622 1,865
2006 1,522 2,224 9,352 589 1,535
2007 2,250 2,848 9,903 838 2,128
2008 1,777 2,158 10,800 981 2,326
2009 1,963 2,961 10,720 1,300 2,362
2010 1,416 2,795 11,017 1,999.5 1,533.5
Year TotalOvertime Partol Miles P.T. Hours Volunteered P.T. Hours Paid
2004 3,439 43,5126    
2005 3,487 373,358    
2006 2,124 479,686 242 1,500
2007 2,966 535,162 1,412 1,649
2008 3,307 530,528 2,223 1,328
2009 3,662 551,559 1,744 931
2010 3,533 565,233 1,137.25 2,362.25

Past Sheriffs

1870-1871: Frank A. Hunt 1925-1929: Elmer R. Chamness
1871-1872: John M. Pattison 1929-1933: Roy T. Henderson
1872 1874: James Parker 1933-1937: Morrell Clark Anders
1876-1878: Richard L. Walker 1937-1939: Cecil E. Day
1878-1880: Charles L. Harter 1939-1941: Conrad A. Radley
1880-1883: Albert Taylor Shenneman 1941-1943: Oscar Cummins
1883-1884: S. G. Gary 1943-1947: Phillip Lee Stuber
1884-1888: George H. McIntire 1947-1951: Charles A. Drehmer
1888-1890: James W. Conner 1951-1955: Walter E. Kennedy
1890-1892: O. S. Gisbson 1955-1959: James Dill
1892-1894: James Benedict Nipp 1959-1962: Robert R. Clester
1894-1898: John W. Skinner 1962-1963: Fred Satterthwaite
1898-1903: Stretor A. Daniels 1963-1967: Harold D. Mueller
1903-1905: James Samuel Day 1967-1985: Fred Satterthwaite
1905-1907: A. O. Welfelt 1985-2009: Bob G. Odell
1907-1909: James Samuel Day 2009-Present: Don Read
1909-1914: Abraham L. Bransom  
1914-1917: Leonard W. Hoover  
1917-1921: Benjamin Day  
1921-1925: Charles M. Goldsmith