Investigations

Meet Chief Deputy Gary Mansford, part of Sheriff Joey Kriete's administrative team:

Gary Mansford is the Chief Deputy of Investigations. Gary has over 25 years of experience in civilian law enforcement and seven years in military law enforcement.

Gary is a 1989 Ephrata High School graduate. He attended Central Texas University and Big Bend Community College. In his 25 years with the Grant County Sheriff’s Office, he has held the positions of Patrol Deputy, ORV Deputy, Patrol Corporal, Patrol Sergeant, Detective with the Interagency Narcotics Enforcement Team aka INET, and Sergeant of the Major Crimes Unit.

As the Chief Deputy of Investigations, Gary oversees the Major Crimes Unit, INET, and the Motor Traffic Unit.