Major Nedrig l Captain Butler l Sergeant Samuelson I Deputy Horner I Deputy Thornburg I Deputy Rancho
Deputy Sund | Reserve Deputies l Sheriff Nutt
Deputies
SHERIFF NUTT AND PHELPS COUNTY SHERIFF'S
DEPARTMENT DEPUTIES/RESERVES
FRONT L/R: SGT. GENE SAMUELSON, RESERVE DEPUTY CARL JACOBSON, CAPT. BRADLEY BUTLER, SHERIFF TOM NUTT, CHIEF DEPUTY RUSS NEDRIG
REAR L/R: RESERVE DEPUTY JOHN BURKHOLDER, DEPUTY BRYAN HANSON, RESERVE DEPUTY DON MATSON, DEPUTY TRAVIS HORNER.
Chief
Deputy Major Russ Nedrig Joined
the Phelps County Sheriff's Department in late Summer 2000 bringing with him the
experience and dedication to law enforcement gained during nearly 29 years with
the Nebraska State Patrol. Russ is our chief investigator and is the
acting Sheriff if the Sheriff is out of the jurisdiction.
Captain
Brad Butler has been with PCSO since May of 1998. Brad's career began
in 1995 at the Buffalo Co Corrections Center. In 1997 he joined the
Ravenna Police Department after which he joined the Phelps Co Sheriff's Dept.
Capt.
Butler is a certified
Field Training Officer and PPCT Instructor. Capt. Butler is also certified
to use and train for qualification on the Taser and qualified
to train in Pepper Spray, and is a Basic Thermographer. Since 2005 Capt.
Butler has also been our K-9 handler. We greatly appreciate Brad's
expertise and dedication to duty.
Sergeant Gene Samuelson has been in law enforcement since 1986 as Bertrand Village Marshall and now as Phelps Co Deputy. Gene is a certified Drug Recognition Expert and since Summer of 2001 is the Phelps Co Community Resource Deputy. As such he has set up and administers the Phelps County "Neighborhood Watch" program and still maintain duties as Sergeant and Investigator.
Sgt Samuelson has recently won the 2010 Primary Election for Sheriff of Phelps County.
Deputy
Travis Horner Deputy Horner has a degree from the
University of Nebraska Kearney in Criminal Justice and has been in law enforcement since becoming a Keith County Deputy in
1999. In 2000 Deputy Horner moved to Phelps County and joined the Phelps
County Sheriff's Department.
Aside from being a Road Deputy Travis serves in the Army Reserves where he is a Sgt 1st Class and has recently returned from deployment in Afghanistan.
Deputy
Rancho is a young Dutch
Shepherd, K-9 trained dog. Rancho is a 'dual-purpose' Patrol service
Dog. He and Capt. Butler completed training through the Nebraska State
Patrol and Rancho has been in service since 2005. Rancho has been utilized
by numerous agencies in the Phelps County Area.
Reserve Deputies (l to r)
John Burkholder, Don Matson, Carl Jacobson
Major Nedrig l Captain Butler l Sergeant Samuelson I Deputy Horner I Deputy Hanson I Deputy Rancho
Reserve Deputies l Sheriff Nutt
