Meet James Eiland: Lee County’s Sheriff for the Day
Monday afternoon, CNAW2News.com reporter Colin Scroggins got to meet a local Lee County student who had the special opportunity to be Sheriff for the Day.
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James Eiland, a fifth grader at South Smiths Station Elementary School, was selected by Lee County Sheriff’s Office as one of three Sheriff’s for the Day.
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Friday, Kobe Ligon, an elementary student in Beauregard, was selected as Sheriff, and Tuesday, Cohen Thomas, a high school student in Smiths Station, was selected as Sheriff.
Image: Lee County Sheriff’s Office
During their visits to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office and Justice Center, they got a look into the experience of a deputy, and got to meet the staff of all the divisions, as well as getting to meet deputies, dispatchers, judges, and most importantly, the Lee County Sheriff Jay Jones.
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On Monday, we sat down with James Eiland, during his time as Sheriff , for a special interview.
THE INTERVIEW
COLIN: What are some of the activities you did as Sheriff today?
JAMES: “We explored the sheriff’s office and we went around to dispatch, jail, the justice center. We met the judge and saw the juvenile center, and the training division, where I did a VR [Virtual Reality] headset where I had to shoot the targets with a VR [Virtual Reality] gun. It was pretty fun.”
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COLIN: What would be your favorite part of being Sheriff for the Day?
JAMES: “Probably, the VR [Virtual Reality] and getting to talk to the Sheriff.”
COLIN: What do you think the most important part is of being Sheriff?
JAMES: “Probably, as a sheriff, to make sure that his workers and coworkers are doing the right thing, and to keep an eye on them.”
COLIN: How does it feel to wear a Sheriff’s badge?
JAMES: “It is pretty cool. I got 2 people to ask me if they can have a pay raise.”
COLIN: Are you going to fulfill that promise?
JAMES: “No.”
COLIN: You talked about your favorite part of being sheriff, what was the most interesting part of being sheriff?
JAMES: “It was really everything and how everybody works together. How everybody communicates, just how it all works.”
At the conclusion of being Sheriff for the Day, he sat down with Sheriff Jay Jones to ask him all the important questions he had about being a sheriff.
Image: Lee County Sheriff’s Office
Image: Lee County Sheriff’s Office
James, alongside his little brother and his sitter, all enjoyed their time at Lee County Sheriff’s Office.
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