Wharton County Sheriff's Office

S.T.A.R. Division

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Division Officers

Chief Deputy Bill Copeland  
 Deputy James Elliott Sgt. Mark Hoffer
Deputy Craig Howell Sgt. Tommy Johnson
Deputy James Molina Sgt. Marc Tijerina

This highly trained division is used in high-risk situations in Wharton County and periodically in neighboring law enforcement jurisdictions by request. 

Each of the S.T.A.R. Division officers undergo hundreds of hours of intense training in hostage negotiations, barracaded suspect scenes, felony warrant service, and raid team drills.

The above photo was taken in January of 1999 shortly before assisting the Matagorda County Sheriff's Department Narcotics Division with warrant service.

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