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MARSHAL

                                                                                                                                                                       RAMONE LAMKIN








                                                                                                                                                      Marshal Ramone Lamkin, a 1993 graduate of   Association of Chiefs of Police (GACP) New   the community, serving on the boards of the
                                                                                                                                                      T.W. Josey High School, has dedicated over   Chief’s School.                          Boys & Girls Clubs of the CSRA and the Child
                                                                                                                                                      25 years to law enforcement. He holds both                                            Enrichment. He is also a member of the Rotary
                                                                                                                                                      a Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree in Criminal   Elected Marshal of Richmond County in   Club of Augusta and Omega Psi Phi Fraternity.
                                                                                                                                                      Justice from Saint Leo University and studied   2016, Marshal Lamkin is committed to
                                                                                                                                                      Professional Management at Columbus State   keeping Augusta CLEAN and SAFE. Under his   Through his leadership, dedication, and
                                                                                                                                                      University Command College.                leadership, the Marshal’s Office has:      commitment to public service, Marshal
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Lamkin continues to make a lasting impact on
                                                                                                                                                      Marshal Lamkin began his law enforcement      •   Investigated and charged illegal    Richmond County and beyond.
                                                                                                                                                      career at the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office,   dumping cases as felonies to improve
                                                                                                                                                      serving in the Detention Center, Road Patrol,    public health and community
                                                                                                                                                      and Traffic Division. In 2002, he joined the     beautification
                                                                                                                                                      Georgia State Patrol, becoming a state trooper   •   Enhanced building security training,
                                                                                                                                                      and later rising to Corporal and Assistant Post   including active shooter training for
                                                                                                                                                      Commander in Swainsboro and Washington,          government employees
                                                                                                                                                      Georgia. He was also assigned to the State of   •   Implemented community programs
                                                                                                                                                      Georgia’s Counter Terrorism Task Force.          such as Eddie Eagle to promote safety
                                                                                                                                                                                                       awareness
                                                                                                                                                      In 2013, he returned to the Richmond County
                                                                                                                                                      Sheriff’s Office as a Lieutenant and Division   Throughout his career, he has played a key
                                                                                                                                                      Commander of the Traffic Safety Division,   role in initiatives like Operation Rolling
                                                                                                                                                      overseeing 140 personnel and contributing   Thunder, the HEAT Program, and the Fall
                                                                                                                                                      to the daily operations of the 755-man     Safety Fair Initiative in partnership with the
                                                                                                                                                      agency. In 2019, he graduated from the FBI   Governor’s Office of Highway Safety.
                                                                                                                                                      National Academy Session #277 and holds
                                                                                                                                                      certifications as a Georgia POST Basic Certified   Beyond his professional
                                                                                                                                                      and Standard Field Sobriety Instructor. He also   accomplishments, Marshal Lamkin is a
                                                                                                                                                      serves as an Adjunct Instructor at Columbus   devoted father to his three children, Hailey,
                                                                                                                                                      State University and the Police Academy,   Amelio Jr. (A.J.), and Brooke. He attends Faith
                                                                                                                                                      as well as an Instructor for the Georgia   Outreach Church and is actively involved in



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