This interview was recorded Wednesday, Sept. 7, at the Henderson County Justice Center with Sheriff Botie Hillhouse and Michael V. Hannigan.
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It has been nearly a month since our last interview with Sheriff Botie Hillhouse but we're back to talk about what's going on in the Sheriff's Office. This week, we discuss the jail, an important arrest, an the Crimes Against Children Task Force.
I. Stats (:57)
Summary: There are currently 442 inmates in the Henderson County Jail with 74 of those being contract inmates. The average for the year is 445.
Important: The maximum capacity of the jail is 509. Sheriff Hillhouse said he has to report to the Jail Commission when the jail reaches 90 percent capacity, which for Henderson County is 458.
Important: The Sheriff said all jailer positions are currently full, which has only happened one other time in his career that he remembers.
Quote: "We're doing good in the jail division," Sheriff Hillhouse said. "We need a couple of dispatchers and deputies now."
II. Man Arrested (4:14)
Summary: Tuesday, Sheriff's Deputies arrested a man wanted for Burglary of a Habitation in connection with a pair of incidents Aug. 26 where two women were threatened by the man. Sheriff Hillhouse asked the public for information about the man on the Sheriff's Office Facebook page and the community responded with tips that helped lead to the arrest.
Remember: Sheriff Hillhouse pays close attention to tips from the public that come through the Sheriff's Office Facebook page, are called in to the Office (903-675-5128), or Henderson County Crimestoppers (1-800-545-TIPS).
III. Crimes Against Children Task Force (8:04)
Summary: The new County budget includes an additional deputy for the Crimes Against Children Task Force.
Remember: In January, Henderson County officials announced the formation of the task force to handle crimes against children. The task force includes the District Attorney's Office, the County Attorney's Office, the Sheriff's Office, the Help Center and Maggie's House Child Advocacy Center, and other stakeholders. The task force will include Sheriff's deputies embedded at Maggie's House with prosecutors assigned solely to working crimes and children cases.
Important: Several cities and school districts have joined the task force since it was started earlier this year.
Quote: "We are very thankful that Commissioners Court gave us another investigator to work these types of crimes," Sheriff Hillhouse said.
