(KAIR)--Following years of law enforcement service, becoming what Jackson County Sheriff Tim Morse calls “one of the longest serving Undersheriff’s in Jackson County history,” Darrel Chapman steps down from the position.
According to a release from Morse, that happened Wednesday, with Chapman stepping down “after having a distinguished career in Jackson County.”
Chapman has served as the Hoyt Chief of Police, a police officer with the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation Police Department, and servedm prior to becoming Undersheriff, as a Sergeant with the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office.
According to the release, Morse appointed Chapman to serve as Undersheriff in 2011, and calls it “one of the best decisions [he’s made in his] life,” adding that Chapman “was one of the secrets of [the Sheriff’s Department’s] success in reducing crime and building one of the most successful rural county police agencies in Kansas.”
On Thursday, the release notes, Morse received the KBI crime statistics for Jackson County for 2021, with the Sheriff saying that “burglary statistics are in the single digits, which is the first time in decades and the lowest since” Morse began working in law enforcement, adding that “Chapman played a major part in making this happen.”
Morse, Friday, announced that he has appointed Captain Scott Morris to serve as Undersheriff, replacing Chapman, who is, according to a release, pursuing a new career in the private sector.
Morris is a longtime resident of Jackson County where he raised his three children with his wife Paula. Scott
Morris for the last two years has served as the Captain of Patrol with the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office and was a part of the Sheriff’s Leadership Team. During this time, Captain Morris also oversaw the office’s K-9 Program. Prior to coming to the sheriff’s office, Morris retired after a lengthy career with the Kansas Highway Patrol where he obtained the rank of Captain.
© Many Signals Communications
MOST VIEWED STORIES
Cold case investigation leads to Holton warrant
Effingham owner regains truck following theft, arrest
Horton City Clerk's resignation accepted Monday
Former Kickapoo Tribal chairman arrested
Local residents avoid injury in chain reaction crash
Winchester native named as Amberwell CEO
Holton property search concludes with arrest
Mayetta pair arrested on meth, child endangerment charges
Stolen trailer, 4-wheeler, recovered in Atchison
Juveniles face charges following Atchison break-in
Atchison Co's Oswald named honorary bailiff for KS Court
Two arrested following Friday Jackson Co traffic stop
McLouth man injured in Monday wreck
No injuries in early Sunday morning house fire in Falls City
Senator Slama on tax relief efforts
Commission approves agreement for budget help
Pawnee City School Board approves personnel changes
Council hears report from golf course
KS prepares for severe weekend weather
Richardson County accepted into managed call handling program
LATEST STORIES
KS prepares for severe weekend weather
Richardson County Board approves pay raise for dispatchers
NPPD urges farmers to be safe around power lines
Arbor Day proclaimed in Atchison
Former AG Schmidt running for KS' 2nd Congressional District
Doniphan Co Commission approves overlay projects
Rural Horton man charged in alleged beating
Holton property search concludes with arrest