Sheriff's Office
Third Street
Folkston GA 31537
Phone: (912) 496-7321
Fax: (912) 496-6712
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Welcome to the Charlton County Sheriff's Office Website

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Charlton County is the southernmost county of the U.S. state of Georgia, located in the southeastern part of the state. As of the 2020 census, the population was 12,518. The county seat is the city of Folkston.
Sheriff Robert Phillips



Mission Statement

It is the mission of the Charlton County Sheriff's Office to ensure that Charlton County is a safe, secure place in which to live, work, travel and raise a family; enforce the law with integrity and provide customer-focused services professionally and efficiently twenty-four hours a day. We will work collaboratively with the community and provide services with understanding, compassion, and integrity.
We pledge to equally enforce the law and uphold the Constitutions of the United States and the State of Georgia.

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Command Staff

The Charlton County Sheriff's Office Command Staff members are responsible for carrying out all public safety activities in our community. These include:
Patrol, Investigations, Corrections, Courts, Administration, and 911 Communications.

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Chief Deputy
Colonel Bill Lee started his law enforcement career with the Charlton County Sheriff's Office. He has spent his adult life devoted to law enforcement. Col. Lee worked for the Folkston Police Department, Brantley County Sheriff’s Office and spent over 25 years in Camden County, retiring in 2020 from the Kingsland Police Dept at the rank of Lieutenant. Lee was appointed Chief Deputy on January 1, 2021. Col. Lee has an extensive background in the areas of criminal interdiction, street level narcotics investigations and fugitive apprehension. Throughout the years, Col. Lee has received approximately 3,000 hours of specialized training in criminal interdiction, narcotics investigations, pharmaceutical diversion investigation, fugitive apprehension, criminal investigations, field training, Georgia state certification accessor and manager. He attended numerous training classes at F.L.E.T.C., to include the first active shooter training course in the United States. He received his traffic crash reconstruction certification through I.P.T.M. (Institute of Police Technology and Management) located at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville, FL.
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Patrol
Captain Perry Green serves as Patrol Captain for the Charlton County Sheriff’s Office and is responsible for the operations of the patrol division. He manages thirteen officers responsible for all 911 calls requiring a Deputy in Charlton County. The Patrol Team also provide roaming neighborhood protection to the citizens of Charlton County. The Units also serve the public on the highways through traffic enforcement to keep our streets safe for everyone.
Captain Green is a 29-year law enforcement veteran. He was born and raised in Charlton County. Captain Green began his career in law enforcement at the Charlton County Sheriff’s Office in 1993 as a corrections officer working his way up through the ranks to Captain of the Patrol division. He also holds the rank of Major with the Homeland Police Department.
Capt. Green has devoted his life to law enforcement in Charlton County.
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Investigation
Major Kenneth Jones has been employed by the Charlton County Sheriff's Office for approximately 38 years. He also has 13 ½ years of active/reserve military service. He is currently the head of the Charlton County investigations department. Major Jones enjoys an excellent reputation in law enforcement in southeast Georgia as a hard driving Investigator who works tirelessly to keep our community safe.
For approximately 13 years, he has been in charge of the DARE program in our local schools. The program is designed to teach children the dangers of drugs and to lead them to make better life decisions. D.A.R.E. was founded in 1983 and has proven so successful that it has been implemented in thousands of schools throughout the United States and many other countries. D.A.R.E. is a police officer-led series of classroom lessons that teaches children from kindergarten through 12th grade how to resist peer pressure and live productive drug and violence-free lives. Contact Major Jones or visit D.A.R.E to lean more.
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Corrections
Captain King is responsible for maintaining training and training records for the Sheriff’s Office personnel. He became a general instructor in 2018 and in 2019, he earned his Firearms Instructor and TASER Instructor certifications. In 2020, he became a Less Lethal Munitions Instructor and a Use of Force Instructor.
Captain King is a 1996 graduate of the Charlton County High School. He began his career as a jailer with the Charlton County Sheriff’s Office in February 2003. Capt. King’s primary function is the Jail Administrator. He is the Georgia Bureau of Investigation Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force representative for the Sheriff’s Office.
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Courts
Captain Marty Crews is a life-long resident of Charlton County. He started his career with the Charlton County Sheriff’s Office on May 2, 1989 as a jailer. He is currently the warrants and courts officer for the Sheriff’s Office.
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Administration
Glenda Todd is the Executive Assistant to the sheriff. Glenda is responsible for maintaining the administrative functions for the Sheriff's Office.
Her duties are wide-ranging and include keeping the Sheriff’s calendar, taking his messages, ordering supplies for all departments, processing accounts payable and assisting in the hiring of new employees. In the future, her duties will also include the handling of our new RUOK and Vacation Home Check applications. She is the Charlton County Sheriff's Office contact point for Freedom of Informatiom Requests. She will direct all requests to the appropriate personnel for completion. Our Freedom Of Information request form is located (here).
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911 Communications
Tresca Brown graduated from Charlton County High School in 1996. She is a devoted mother of 2, and Yaya of 2.   She began Dispatching full-time in 2002 with Camden County 911, and during that time she also worked part time with Brantley County 911, Wiregrass 911 (Long/ McIntosh Counties) and a brief stint with Navy Region Southeast Dispatch. Ms. Brown then moved on to Glynn Brunswick 911 for the past 5 years - which helped her realize that she'd spent a lot of time helping other communities and now she wanted to help her own hometown.

  Ms. Brown has managed the upgrade to the Charlton County E911 Center during 2022-23 bringing Charlton County up to date with the latest and best dispatch facility. Ms. Brown is a huge advocate for continuing education, and training for our 911 Communications Officers. Throughout her time as a dispatcher, she has participated in every training opportunity that she could, including Emergency Medical Dispatch, CPR, APCO International Fire Dispatch, Crisis Intervention for Telecommunicators, Communications Officer Training Certification, National Centers for Missing and Exploited Children, National Emergency Number Association, and the International Academy of Emergency Dispatch. 

  In her own words, "It is our goal that the Charlton County Sheriff’s Office 911 Center be a place that is staffed with well trained, professional Communications Officers that will be prepared for any situation, and that are capable of being able to walk with our callers through every emergency they may have to face. We are the calm steady voice in the darkest times, and the first, First Responders!

Sheriff Robert Phillips

A MESSAGE FROM SHERIFF PHILLIPS


    It has been an honor and privilege to be your Sheriff since 2021. We appreciate the support from our community as we continue to grow and build bridges of communication, trust, and transparency. We have a new enhanced 911 system which increases our ability to better serve you!

I fully support and defend the Constitution of the United States of America and the State of Georgia, especially the 1 st , 4 th , 5 th and 14 th Amendments and the entire Bill of Rights as they ensure our ability to be free from government overreach! I will never support any attempt to take away the rights of American citizens. We strive to embrace our core beliefs of: "Trust, Fortitude and Compassion."

    The men and women of the Charlton County Sheriff's Office strive each day to serve you with dignity and integrity. We promise to continue working to make Charlton County a safer place to live, work, play, and raise our families.

Please, never hesitate to reach out if I can ever be of assistance to you! I pride myself on being accessible to the community and always being personally available to you!

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   Robert Phillips started his career in Public Safety in 1974, and he is currently serving his 2nd term as Sheriff of Charlton County. Phillips began his career as a police officer with the City of Folkston. He later worked as a Deputy Sheriff in Charlton County before joining the Georgia State Patrol in 1982. He has worked over 40 years in law enforcement, having retired from the Georgia State Patrol at the rank of Captain with 32 years of service.

Phillips has been very active in the community with involvement in local clubs, schools, and churches throughout his life. He is active in Folkston Lodge #196 and Camden Lodge #476 as a Freemason. He is a graduate of the 60th Georgia State Patrol Academy. He has a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from Columbus State University, a master’s degree in criminal justice from Troy University and holds an Instructor certification from Georgia P.O.S.T.
Sheriff Phillips is a member of Camp Pinckney Baptist Church. He has spent his adult life in public service and is an active supporter of local youth. He has coached little league football/basketball and supports the Charlton County Band of Pride and all CCHS athletic teams.

Support Organizations

Success depends on all of us. The organizations below are partners of the Charlton County Sheriff's Office.

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Charlton County Board of Commissioners

68 Kingsland Drive, Suite B,Folkston, GA 31537

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Georgia Sheriffs' Association




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Georgia Crisis Line

1-800-715-4225

Each Year we offer the
Jr. Deputy Class

The week-long Junior Sheriff’s Academy is held annually in the month of June and is full of fun and education about public safety for our local youth. There are many volunteers from the GBI, Georgia State Patrol, Juvenile Services, State Probation and local law enforcement and fire department employees that are there participating as role models for our youth. Demonstrations include SWAT team “rescues”, the gathering of crime-scene evidence with the GBI, fire departments fire-fighting equipment, ambulances, patrol cars, police motorcycles and horse patrol officers. The learning portions of the Academy include CPR training, cell phone safety, BB gun target shooting and how to march in line. The final day of the week is graduation day! All participants are given a Junior Sheriff’s Academy certificate and “badge” to take home, along with their lessons and memories! HOW DO KIDS SIGN UP?

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Community Services

In an effort to better serve our citizens, we have started several new programs for you to consider.

R.U.O.K
The Charlton County 911 Center is pleased to offer the "Are You OK" Program to the citizens of Charlton County. This free service is for the homebound, the unassisted, the elderly, or any other citizen who would benefit from a daily check. Under the program, dispatchers call citizens at a daily designated time and speak to the person being called to make sure they are ok. If no answer is received after the first call a second call is made shortly thereafter. If the second call elicits no response appropriate measures are taken to make contact with the person and determine their status. The flexible program is available countywide. For anyone interested in registering for the "Are You OK?" program, a application is available here. When we recieve your application we will contact you and verify your information. Sign up here.
Vacation Watch
Home Vacation Watch Most criminals who burglarize homes are looking for an easy hit; a house that they can break into quickly, take something of value, and leave without being detected. There’s no fail-proof way to keep out a burglar, however, you can help prevent home burglaries while on vacation by taking some deterrence measures. Don't come home to a Crime Scene. Take advantage of our Home Vacation Watch Program by signing up before you leave. Sign up here.
Home Security
1. Keep all your doors and windows locked, even when you’re at home. Also, be sure each exterior door has a deadbolt lock. 2. Install a home security system. Post signs in your yard alerting would-be thieves that your home is protected by a security system. 3. Get to know your neighbors. When you know the people who live nearby, it will be easier to pick out strangers in your area. 4. Don’t hide a key to your home outside. Instead, give a key to a trusted friend. 5. Install motion sensor lighting around your home’s exterior (especially near doorways). 6. Keep lights or a radio on when you’re not home. 7. Secure your vehicle. Vehicle break-ins can occur even in the safest neighborhoods, and an unlocked car is an easy target. 8. If you have a home safe, bolt it to the floor. 9. Place a hold on your mail while you’re away. You can make the request online (opens in a new tab) from 1 to 30 days in advance. 10. Home inventory to catalog your most important items (including serial numbers for electronics) so that it’s easier to identify what’s missing and its value.
Logan's Law
The law, went into effect July 1,2021 creates a voluntary database of special needs residents that can be accessed by first responders when responding to calls. Specifically; Provide standards for operation and maintenance of an information system by a local government within an emergency 9-1-1 system which will support the collection, storage, retrieval, and dissemination of information voluntarily submitted to indicate that an individual has a physical, mental, or neurological condition which impedes his or her ability to communicate with any law enforcement officer or emergency responder." Download the application.

Events and News Photos

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Mobile Food Pantry
June 17, 2024

Jr. Deputy Academy
June 3 -7, 2024

High School Job Fair
May 14, 2024

Michelle Walsh
May 10, 2024

Deputy James Russell
April 28, 2024

Family Fun Day
March 9, 2024
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