Scott E. Hammond
Chief Deputy
Scott Hammond graduated from Goodwater High School in May 1973. Directly after graduating high school, Scott started a military career with the Alabama Air National Guard at Dannelly Field in Montgomery Al. In 1979 after doing six years with the guard, he went Active Duty with the United States Air force. During his career, he was a crew chief on the F-4 Phantom Jet, machinist, locksmith, transportation field, radiology technician and lastly, an Air Force Recruiter. Something that had not ever been achieved, Scott earned recruiter of the year at two different bases back to back in 1997 and 1998. Scott retired from the Air Force in February 2001 holding the rank of SMSgt (E-8). Directly after his retirement in 2001, he then applied for a position as a corrections officer. He was hired for the newly built Coosa County Jail. He was one of the first new hires when the jail opened. While working as a corrections officer, he was also a member of the Coosa County Reserve Unit. After 8 months, he wanted to become a Deputy but there were no openings at the time. Scott then pursed a police officer position with the Tallassee Police Department. He was hired late 2001 and sent to the Montgomery Police Academy. He worked with Tallassee Police Department for five years and obtained the rank of sergeant and was over the night shift patrol. In 2005, he was called by the newly elected Sheriff of Coosa County Sheriff Terry Wilson who asked him if he wanted to come back to his county to be a Deputy. Scott came on as a Deputy Sheriff in January 2006 where he worked his way from Corporal to Captain and becoming the Chief Investigator for the County. After three terms, tenure Sheriff Wilson retired. The newly elected Sheriff Michael Howell asked Scott if he wanted to stay on with his team. Scott stayed on with Sheriff Howell as a Captain and the lead Investigator for the County. In July of 2021, after reaching 20 years of Law Enforcement, Scott retired from Law Enforcement. In August of 2021, Sheriff Howell asked Scott if he would like to work part time. Scott came back to work and retained his rank of Captain while still working as an Investigator. Shortly after Sheriff Howell was elected to his second term, his then Chief Deputy George Long resigned from the Sheriff's Office. Scott along with several other individuals applied for the open Chief Deputy position. After a couple months, Scott was selected to become the new Chief Deputy for the Coosa County Sheriff Office where he still is currently employed. He has been a highly accredited member of the Law Enforcement Team.