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LIEUTEN ANT
MATT TINDELL

Lieutenant Matt Tindell, a native of Augusta, Georgia, has been serving
Augusta-Richmond County for 15 years. He started his career in Law
Enforcement with the Department of Corrections in Florida, where he was
a correctional officer for 2 years and also served on their Rapid Response
Team. In June of 2007 Lieutenant Tindell transferred to the Richmond
County Sheriff’s Office where he served at the rank of Sergeant. He was the
head of the jail security program and administered the jail officer training program. Also while
with the Sheriff’s Office, Lieutenant Tindell severed on the VIP/Dignitary protection team. In
January 2017 he joined the Richmond County Marshal’s Office. He currently serves as the Division
Commander of the Augusta Regional Airport. Lieutenant Tindell is a Georgia POST Certified
Instructor. He holds a certification as an Airport Security Coordinator and serves as an intricate part
of the Airport Security Program. He has attended several specialized training courses, to include
the Physical Security Training Program taught by the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center.
Lieutenant Tindell values this office’s initiative to keep all passengers, visitors, and employee’s safe
while traveling in and out of the Augusta Regional Airport.

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