2009.06.09
Garrett wins Democratic nomination for Roanoke sheriff
Frank Garrett has won the Democratic nomination for Roanoke sheriff with 65 percent of the vote.
Garrett beat out Joe Bush. He will face his current boss, Sheriff Octavia Johnson, a Republican, and Brian Keenum, an independent, in the November election.
Garrett, 51, has been a sheriff's deputy in Roanoke for five years, providing courtroom security and teaching the Drug Abuse Resistance Education program in city elementary schools. Before coming to the sheriff's office, he worked for the Roanoke Police Department for 25 years. There, he also taught DARE, investigated crimes against children and served on the bicycle and mounted patrols.
