Administration
Allen Schuknecht Chief Deputy
Serving Since- 1976
Civil Process, patrol &  investigations
Bruce Devereaux Sergeant
Serving Since - 1990
Clan Lab Investigator, Investigations & patrol
Connie Ebel Admin Assistant
Serving Since - 1984
General clerical, Sex Offender Registry, Civil
Process & Gun Permits
Michael Anderson
Sheriff
Serving Since- 1974
The Administration Division consists of the Sheriff and two
deputies and an Administrative Assistant. The deputies
have various duties that are above and beyond the regular
duties of deputy sheriffs.

  • The Sheriff is an elected every 4 years. He is
    responsible for budget preparation, personnel
    staffing, general law enforcement duties in the rural
    areas and assisting city police, county conservation
    and other law enforcement agencies in carrying out
    their respective duties. He is responsible for the
    county jail operations and security to the District
    Courts and Judges. His duties are outlined in the
    Code of Iowa.

  • The Chief Deputy is in charge of all of the Civil
    Process served for the District Court system of
    O'Brien County and other Iowa District Courts. When
    the Sheriff is unable to serve or absent from the
    county the Chief Deputy is responsible for overseeing
    all operations of the Sheriff's Office.

  • The Sergeant is the Meth Clan Lab Investigator for
    the Sheriff's Office. His duties in addition to patrol,
    investigations are to oversee the patrol deputies.

  • The Administrative Assistant provides administrative
    support to all divisions of the Sheriff's Office. Duties
    include filing, typing, gun permit registrations &
    renewals, Sex Offender registration, civil process
    record keeping and assisting the public at the public
    counter.
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Primghar, Iowa 51245-0260
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