Office Of The Sheriff

Sheriff Coy M. Swanger
Sequatchie County Sheriff’s Office

Sheriff Coy M. Swanger was elected sheriff of Sequatchie County on August 2, 2018. At the time of his election, he was 44 years old, making him one of the youngest sheriff’s elected in Sequatchie County history.

Sheriff Coy M. Swanger began his law enforcement career at the Sequatchie County Sheriff’s Office in 1992 serving in communications. In 1994 he was promoted to Deputy Sheriff and worked patrol for the department. Also, during 1994 he attended basic law enforcement training at the Tennessee Law Enforcement Training Academy as a member of session 713.

In 1998 Sheriff Swanger was hired by the Dunlap Police Department as a patrolman. In 2000, Sheriff Swanger became the primary firearms instructor for the Dunlap Police Department. In 2004 Sheriff Swanger was promoted to the rank of Sergeant and was approved as the General Departmental Instructor, responsible for all departmental training. In September of 2005 Sheriff Swanger was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant serving as second in command for the department. Sheriff Swanger is currently the Range Master for the Cleveland State Community College Law Enforcement Academy, responsible for overseeing the firearms program and managing approximately fifteen adjunct firearms instructors.

Sheriff Swanger is a board member for the Sequatchie County/Dunlap Chamber of Commerce and currently serves as vice-president, and a board member for the 12^th Judicial Drug and Violent Crime Task Force.

Sheriff Swanger is a life member of the National Rifle Association, and a member of the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #78, the International Association of Law Enforcement Firearms Instructors, the National Tactical Officers Association, the Tennessee Law Enforcement Training Officers Association, and the Tennessee Sheriff’s Association.

Sheriff Swanger has been married to Cathy Harmon Swanger since January 1997 and together they have three children.

Below is a list of Sheriff’s of Sequatchie county throughout the many years.