Sheriff

In 2001 Chris was hired as a deputy at the Dodge County Sheriff’s Office.  After receiving his law enforcement certificate from the Nebraska Law Enforcement Training Center in Grand Island, Chris continued to work at Dodge County until 2010.  While working there, he was a firearms and patrol rifle instructor, worked in investigations, assisted the III-CORPS drug task force, taught Team Nebraska to K-3rd grades in schools, performed acting coroner duties and investigations, filled in as a 911-dispatcher, and road patrol.

While working at Dodge County Sheriff’s Office, Chris was also hired as a part-time deputy for the Saunders County Sheriff’s office in 2006.  While working part-time in Saunders County, Chris assisted with road patrol, court security, compliance checks, and inmate transports. 

Since being hired full time in 2017, Chris was promoted to Sergeant where his duties included taser instructor, firearms and patrol rifle instructor, administrating the deputy schedule, managing the Sheriff’s Office Facebook page, coordinator of the drone program as well as drone pilot, and field training officer. 

Chris is also an EMT and firefighter for the Cedar Bluffs Fire Department where he has been a member since 1994 and is currently the Fire Chief.

Chris is married to Stacey, and they live in Cedar Bluffs.  They have three adult children, Blake who is married to Brianna and daughter Collyns, Hunter, and Kennedy.

Chris was elected to Sheriff in 2022 and officially took over January 5, 2023.