Sheriff
Ronald D. Ward
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SERVICES
SCHEDULED
Services for
Lt. Randy O. Reffitt, of the Highland County Sheriff's Office, are as follows:
VISITATION:
Monday, August 30, 2010, from 4:00 p.m. to
8:00 p.m., at The Hillsboro Church of Christ located at 155 W. Walnut Street,
Hillsboro, OH 45133, with FOP Services to be conducted at 7:00 p.m.
FUNERAL
SERVICES: Tuesday, August 31, 2010, at 11:00 a.m., at The Hillsboro Church of
Christ, located at 155 W. Walnut Street, Hillsboro, OH 45133, with law
enforcement ceremonies to be conducted. Burial is to take place at The
Hillsboro Cemetery.
IN
MEMORIAM
It
is with a heavy heart that Highland County Sheriff, Ronald D. Ward respectfully
notify the law enforcement community of the untimely death of Jail
Administrator, Randy O. Reffitt, age 47. Lt. Reffitt passed away in the
early morning hours of August 26, 2010, at Fairfield Mercy Hospital near
Cincinnati, with his family by his side. Lt. Reffitt suffered a massive
stroke during a medical procedure on Monday, August 23, 2010.
Lt.
Reffitt was a 15 year veteran of law enforcement. He is survived by his
wife Shana, who is the 911 Communications Supervisor at the Highland County
Sheriff's Office, and three children, Chase (age 5), and grown children Bradley
and Sandy.
Funeral
arrangements are pending at this time and will be posted once
available.
DRUG ARREST MADE IN
CONNECTION WITH SEARCH WARRANT
On Monday, August 2, 2010, the Highland County
Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant at
825 South Fifth Street
in
Greenfield
. The search was an effort to
continue to combat illegal drugs on the streets of
Highland
County
, as well as citizen complaints about the location being involved in illegal
narcotics trafficking. Upon
execution of the search, detectives located over $22,000.00 in cash,
prescription pills, and a handgun were seized as evidence.
Several pieces of electronics, collectables, and hand tools were also
seized as possible stolen property and in connection with the narcotics
activity. Jason M. Faulconer, age
32, of
825 South Fifth Street
was taken into custody as a result of the search warrant.
Assisting in the execution of the warrant were members
of the U.S. 23 Pipeline Major Crimes Taskforce, the Greenfield Police
Department, and Highland County Children Services.
Faulconer was taken into custody and is currently being
held on a holder from the Ohio Adult Parole Authority, after it was found that
Faulconer was on supervision due to a prior felony weapons charge in
Highland
County
in 2006. Faulconer will appear in
Highland County Common Pleas Court
in the near future for a parole violation hearing.
The case will be forwarded to the Highland County
Prosecutor’s Office for presentation to an upcoming session of the Highland
County Grand Jury.
Website
Update Notice
Effective March 6, 2009, the
website at the Highland County Sheriff's Office will only be updated as it
pertains to Registered Sex Offenders, WebJamin and Special News releases on a
regular basis. This is due to layoffs of 20% of the workforce at the Highland
County Sheriff's Office due to massive budgets cuts handed down to Sheriff Ward
by the Highland County Board of Commissioners in the past several months. This
is a regrettable situation, but we are working with the Board of Commissioner
and other county agencies to get the economic situation locally pointed in the
right direction. We understand this may cause an inconvenience to citizens that
view our website regularly, but it is a necessary action. We hope to resume
daily updates as future budget allocations allow. Thank you for your
understanding during these tough economic times.
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