Scott County Sheriff's Office: DEPUTIES SWORN IN

Press release from the Scott County Sheriff's Office:

June 14, 2021

The Scott County Sheriff's Office held a Swearing in Ceremony this morning for Deputy Justin Holmes, Deputy Eric Williams, and Deputy K9 Denali.  They were sworn in by Sheriff Tim Lane.

Justin Holmes is originally from Dubuque, IA and graduated from Dubuque Wahlert High School. After graduating high school, Justin attended Southeastern Community College in Burlington, Iowa where he played baseball and received an Associate’s degree. Justin then went on to St. Ambrose University to pursue his studies and baseball, and graduated with a BA in Criminal Justice. Justin began his law enforcement career with the Rock Island County Sheriff’s Office Jail for a year and one-half, worked as a deputy for the Rock Island County Sheriff’s Office for two years, and worked as a police officer with the Rock Island Police Department for over 11 years before coming to Scott County. Justin served five years with the Rock Island Police Department Tactical Operations Division, seven years with their Emergency Response Team and worked two years undercover with the Quad City Metropolitan Enforcement Group (MEG). Justin has been married for 10 years, has 3 children, and is the head coach for the Quad City Hitmen 8U baseball team and helps coach a 5 and 6U Quad City Hitmen team.

Deputy K9, Denali is a 16 month old Belgian Malinois that was obtained from North Iowa K9. She is a multi-purpose K9, meaning she can be utilized for narcotics searches, tracking of suspects, article searches, building searches, and bite apprehension. Denali’s first shift was on May 2nd and she has already been successfully deployed twice for patrol duties. She looks forward to a long and rewarding career with the Sheriff’s Office

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