Walton County Sheriff's Office Hosts District Attorney's Office For Day of Training at Gun Range:

Last week, both the Newton and Walton District Attorney Offices were closed for a day of training at the Walton County Sheriff's Office gun range. About 50 members of the DA's Offices attended the day that included lecture type training, small group training, and time on the range firing handguns.

District Attorney's Office at Walton County Sheriff's Office Firearm Range Training Room

The training was led by Lt. Jeff Taylor, who discussed topics such as self-defense, firearm safety, and firearm operation. Lt. Taylor then joined with Lt. Bo Huff, Cpl. James Jackson, Sgt. Matt Hensley, and Deputy Mark West provided further training in small groups along with District Attorney's Office Investigators Josh Chambers, Eric Yarbrough, Randy Temples, and Danny Peppers. While some with the DA's Office have extensive experience and training with firearms, some had never fired a handgun.

Lt. Jeff Taylor

Deputy Chief Assistant District Attorney Bailey Wilkinson also taught on safely and persuasively presenting firearm evidence at trial.

Deputy Chief Assistant District Attorney Bailey Wilkinson

"I am grateful to Sheriff Keith Brooks for his commitment to collaboration between his office and the District Attorney's Office. Joint training like this goes a long way to making both our offices better at keeping our communities safe. Lt. Taylor's extensive knowledge and pride in what he does made this a wonderful event for every member of my office. I extend my continued thanks to every member of the Sheriff's Office that helped with this training. I also want to thank every Investigator in the District Attorney's Office. In addition to the hard work they put in every day to ensure our office obtains justice for those victimized by crime, they keep the rest of the office safe and secure."

Randy McGinley

District Attorney

Alcovy Judicial Circuit