Lexington County Sheriff James R. Metts on Thursday, April 26 honored Lexington County Sheriff’s Department Sgt. Garry Rozier as the agency’s Employee of the Quarter for the first quarter of 2012.
Metts recognized Rozier during a quarterly employee awards ceremony that the sheriff conducted. The Lexington County Sheriff’s Advisory Council selected Rozier for the honor.
In addition to recognizing Rozier as the Employee of the Quarter, Metts presented Rozier, 54, of Columbia, with the Sheriff’s Department Meritorious Achievement Award. Metts hired Rozier on February 23, 2008.
Rozier received the Meritorious Achievement Award in recognition of his leadership of the Sheriff’s Department Aviation Unit, Lake Murray Marine Patrol, Joint Swift-Water and Flood Rescue and Recovery Team (JRRT) and Incident Management Team. Rozier is the agency’s only certified helicopter pilot. Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott recently commended Rozier for providing aerial surveillance in the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department helicopter during manhunts that the Richland County Sheriff’s Department successfully conducted to arrest suspects in several motor vehicle break-ins and the fatal shooting of Fargo, a Richland County Sheriff’s Department K-9 police dog.
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