THOMAS COUNTY, Ga. (WCTV) – The Thomas County Sheriff’s Office has a new chief deputy. In a social media post Thursday, the sheriff’s office announced Marty West as its new chief deputy following the resignation of former Chief Deputy Ron James. West brings more than 30 years of law enforcement experience to the position, recently retiring from the U.S. Marshals Service, according to TCSO. According to the sheriff’s office, West began his career with the U.S. Marshals in 1994 and went on to serve in several leadership roles, including Acting Chief Deputy for the Northern District of Florida and Deputy Commander of the Florida Caribbean Regional Fugitive Task Force. He also served as a certified Tactical Training Officer for the U.S. Marshals Service and an accredited Law Enforcement Adjunct Instructor through the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, TCSO revealed. The announcement comes nearly three months after WCTV obtained investigative documents that revealed the former TCSO Chief Deputy Ron James was accused of trading departmental weapons, dating back to 2018, to support his drug addiction. Specifically, he was accused of providing TCSO firearms to a former employee in exchange for Adderall. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation looked into the allegations and James was charged with nine counts of theft by taking as well as one count of violation of oath of office. He resigned before the GBI investigation was completed. To learn more about Chief Deputy West, click…
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