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Sheriff candidates Brown, Mayfield speak at Kiwanis
Published Friday, November 13, 2009
NATCHEZ — Candidates Ray Brown and Chuck Mayfield said they both have the leadership ability needed to be your next sheriff.
The men spoke briefly to the Natchez Trace Kiwanis Club Thursday, explaining the experience and platforms.
Ray Brown
Brown said he’s prepared to assume administrative responsibilities in the Adams County Sheriff’s Office and develop a great team around him.
“I don’t have all the expertise, but (the job) allows me to hire people — like Chuck and other candidates — to fill the positions,” Brown said. “I’ll have a team of people I can respect that will come to the rescue. I feel I can administer.”
Brown said he wanted to focus on educating children and the community in order to reduce crime.
“The dark side we need to look at in our community is our children,” Brown said. “It will take us as a community to come together and find out what the problem is that we have.”
Brown said hip-hop lyrics are contributing to gang violence in the community and encouraged adults to listen to the music.
He also said prescription drugs have eclipsed marijuana and other drugs and that stopping drugs as they come into Adams County was key.
“Let’s build a fort around us and keep the perimeter safe,” he said. “Industry will come in when they feel they are safe.”
Brown also said he would like to create a penal farm to lower the sheriff’s office budget. Inmates would be responsible for farming a section of land, and the food they grow would feed the inmates. Extra produce could be sold to the community.
Brown said he wants to employ the best officers for the job and would review everyone at the office now.
“I’m not going to say there aren’t going to be any changes,” he said. “Me myself at the sheriff’s office would be a change. We’ll go through and do interviews.”
Chuck Mayfield
Mayfield said his experience in law enforcement has well prepared him for the job of sheriff.
Mayfield started at the ACSO by working in the jail and learning to manage prisoners. Then he moved to patrol and worked the night shift. Later he became and investigator, working robberies, burglaries and homicides. Finally, the sheriff asked him to lead the newly formed Metro Narcotics unit.
After leaving the sheriff’s office, Mayfield went to work for the Adams County Youth Court and youth drug court.
“I’m in awe of this office of sheriff,” he said. “It’s a very important job and it’s not easy. I worked in the office for 25 years, I know what it’s like to be sheriff.”
Mayfield said he has no intention of “cleaning house” if elected sheriff, and respects the deputies currently at the ACSO.
“They are looking for leadership and experience and for someone to call at 2 in the morning,” he said. “I will try to lead by example and not put the officers in any situation I wouldn’t put myself in.”
Mayfield said during his time at Metro Narcotics seized money and property went back into the office budget, funding their work in part.
“The taxpayers weren’t funding the war on drugs, the drug dealers were,” he said.
“The goal was to go after the main drug dealers.”
If elected, Mayfield wants to create an intelligence unit focused on gangs.
Mayfield said he will also focus on protecting the elderly, children and animals, and was particularly proud of his work in the 1980s to bust a dog-fighting ring. The bust led to the arrest of 17 people, the realization that dog fighting was a misdemeanor in Mississippi and the eventual change in state law to make it a felony.
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Posted by OldGrandDad (anonymous) on November 13, 2009 at 6:34 a.m. (Suggest removal)
I like Brown's suggestion for inmates growing their own food. I hope that Sheriff Mayfield follows up on this.
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Posted by pbl1978 (anonymous) on November 13, 2009 at 9:31 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Thank you Ray Brown, you've admitted that you doesn't have the experience to maintain this position, but relying on other's that will come to your rescue. If you have been concern and living in Adams County, you should already know what and where the problem is. Ray Brown since you admitted you doesn't have the experience and qualification for this position, than who are you going to get to do the interviews, your wife, brothers, or whom ever. Of all the people you have promise a JOB, how could you not terminate the one's already employed at the ACSO?. Brown with our youth and other's listening to the hip-hop music which contributing to gang violence in our community, how could we eliminate this? We can't stop the song writers from making the music nor can we stop other's from buying them. That wasn't very smart of you by making that statement. That should show other's the inexperience you has. Ray Brown please take in consideration of the responsibilities you would have if elected for Sheriff, let's not make Adams county worsier than what it is. Maybe when Chuck become sheriff he would hire you to fill a position. Than maybe the next election for sheriff, you might qualify for the job. !!!!!!!!!Way to go Chuck, came right on with a positive attitude of becoming the sheriff. Not one time did you make a statement of relying on other's to assist you with the job. Thank you for stated that this is not an easy job. THANK YOU FOR VERIFYING THAT YOU HAS NO INTENTION OF CLEANING HOUSE, you are showing consideration of other's not the authority you would have when elected for sheriff. I haven't heard of anyone saying of you promise them a job, if they vote for you. Thank you for caring for our elderly, childrens, and whoever else or whatever else.
People I have been pleaded to you not to vote for the wrong reason, and not only does the link of Chuch Mayfield prove he's capable for the job, but reading this comments just put the icing on the cake of who we all should for vote for. Chuck I'm for you all the way, and hope other's will join.
Posted by rational (anonymous) on November 13, 2009 at 10:25 a.m. (Suggest removal)
pbl1978...finally your identity is known. You have been hiding behind your screen name for long enough. Maybe I should call AJFC and ask them if they know you are on the internet blogging all day.
Posted by Hardcorps (anonymous) on November 13, 2009 at 10:36 a.m. (Suggest removal)
pbl1978 I get your intention but the grammar police are huddled together deciding your fate.
I commend both these men for a clean race. I know Chuck and I think he is the better man for the job at this juncture. I and all the family will vote for him.
Posted by pbl1978 (anonymous) on November 13, 2009 at 11:59 a.m. (Suggest removal)
RATIONAL: DO WHAT YOU DO HAVE TO DO, STILL NOT STOPPING!!!!!!!!! :) (601) 442-8681. I HELP YOU OUT WITH TIME AND PATIENT BY ASSISTING THE NUMBER TO YOU!!!!!!!!
Posted by ilovemykids (anonymous) on November 13, 2009 at 7:45 p.m. (Suggest removal)
GO RAY BROWN !!!!!! For your sake pbl 1978 please hit spell and grammar check first.
Posted by Big_Red16 (anonymous) on November 14, 2009 at 12:54 a.m. (Suggest removal)
pbl1978 you should stay off the blog if you talk like you type. Go back to your english teacher and listen and learn. I hope nobody reads your statements and think that all of Adams county is as dumb as you sound.You must work for the DIXIECRAT because like you everything is twisted to make Ray sound like he is not the man we should choose.Ray has not promised anyone anything.Chuck is a lie if he says he is not going to make changes.You are gullable if you believe that.Chuck is saying what he thinks the people want to hear to get the vote.The ND should print what Ray says and not chop his statements up if they are going to print them. Be fair and let the people decide.Oh but Chuck is their canidate.GO figure. VOTE RAY BROWN!!!!!!!!
Posted by justmyopinion (anonymous) on November 14, 2009 at 7:25 a.m. (Suggest removal)
and hes my candidate, too. go chuck!!!!
Posted by mseyes47 (anonymous) on November 14, 2009 at 8:34 p.m. (Suggest removal)
They all say what you want to hear so you'll vote for them. But, me and my family will vote for Mayfield. GO CHUCK!!
Posted by Alpha06 (anonymous) on November 14, 2009 at 11:27 p.m. (Suggest removal)
I think Ray's direct quote was "I don't have all the expertise" and I don't know any one person who has all the answers. Ray does have experience since he did work as a deputy in the past. A true leader knows how to surrond himself or herself with the people to help accomplish the tasks at hand. I know Ray personally and he is a upstanding
person who will surrond himself with the people needed to get the job done.
Posted by Diet_Coke (anonymous) on November 15, 2009 at 1:29 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Go Chuck!
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