Fulton County Sheriff

FROM COURT DOCUMENTS A Fulton County man is facing 100 felonies related to possession and manufacturing of child pornography. A bench warrant was issued by Sixteenth Judicial District Judge Tim Weaver for Gary Wayne Doke, Jr., 56,on Jan. 11 in the case. Fulton County Sheriff Jake Smith explained a tip came into the sheriff’s office from Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC). After Fulton County Lieu-tenant William Fawcett investigated the report, evidence led…

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By: Tammy Curtis, Managing Editor Any given election year plenty of questions surrounding candidates surface, the sheriff’s races seem to be more prone to those than others. Since the beginning of the Fulton County Sheriff’s three way race, this has been more than true.Earlier in the campaign, questions about Sheriff candidate Dallas Montgomery and John Cawvey’s backgrounds surfaced. At a political meet and greet, former Sheriff Albert Roork, for whom Montgomery used…

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The Jacob Smith Family, son, Calvin, "Jake", wife Kathy and daughter Lydia. My name is Jacob Smith, but everyone calls me Jake.  I’m running for Fulton County Sheriff.  I’m a Republican and have strong conservative values.  I was raised on a dairy farm in Wheeling, just south of Salem, and have lived here my entire life.   In 2002, my wife, Kathy, and I married at our home church in Salem.  We…

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