Nassau County Sheriff's Office

Lieutenant Jon Slebos recently had the opportunity of a lifetime as he held a swearing-in ceremony for J.R., the puppet, at Yulee elementary School.  Dr. Terry Horn (Also known as Uncle Sam) a ventriloquist presented a program to the kids on a variety of safety topics, as well as law enforcement appreciation.  At the end

On February 3, 2017, Sheriff Bill Leeper held a promotion ceremony for three NCSO corrections officers and their families at the Nassau County Sheriff’s Office.  Melissa K. Godbold who has been employed at NCSO for the past 15 years, Brian K. Higginbotham who has been employed at NCSO for the past 5 years and Nicolas

                    Pictured left to right: Dennis Sebelist, Susan Sebelist, Sheriff Bill Leeper, Carol Kwaak, Norma Storms, and Kim Grubbs   Members of the Order of the Eastern Star from Fernandina Beach came by and presented some gifts for all of the employees at the Sheriff’s office. 

      Sheriff’s Office Recovers Stolen Weapons  Yulee, Fla. – Sometime between November 23 and 28, 2016, a burglary occurred at the Cube Smart Storage Units located at 1678 South 8th Street Fernandina Beach, where several firearms were stolen. During the course of their investigation Nassau County Sheriff’s Office Detectives identified a suspect and

  We will have our annual “Shop with Cops” events on Thursday, December 8th and Thursday, December 15th starting at 5 PM at Walmart in Yulee.  Last year, Christmas was merrier for 209 Nassau County youngsters who participated in the program with deputies and correctional officers from the Nassau County Sheriff’s Office. Shop with Cops

FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS – Deputy Eric Oliver The visitation will be Friday, November 25th from 2 p.m. – Until Oxley Heard Funeral Home 1305 Atlantic Avenue in Fernandina Beach. The funeral will be Saturday, November 26th at 11 a.m. First Baptist Church of Fernandina Beach, 1600 South 8th Street in Fernandina Beach.

All, I am saddened to inform you that Deputy Eric Oliver died in the line of duty this morning on A1A just west of Chester Road by the Gate convenience store. Deputy Oliver was assisting Border Patrol as they were checking some individuals in a vehicle parked at the store. One of the individuals in