Sheriff William "Bill" O. Farmer jr.
Date of Birth: June 17th 1947 - Place of Birth: Leesburg, FL
Formal Education:
1953 - 1959 Webster Elementary School
1959 - 1961 Webster Junior High School
1961 - 1965 South Sumter High School Graduate
1969 - 1970 Lake-Sumter Community College
1990 - 1994 St. Leo University - Associate of Arts Degree in Criminal Justice
- Bachelor of Arts Degree in Criminal Justice
- (Graduate Degree Work in Progress)
Military:
1966 - 1968 U. S. Army (attaining the rank of E-5)
1968 - 1972 U. S. Army Reserve
(Honorable Discharge)
Law Enforcement Experience:
1997 to Present Sumter County Sheriff
1992 - 1996 Sumter County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy
1986 - 1992 Sumter County Sheriff’s Detective Captain
1981 - 1986 Sumter County Sheriff’s Detective Sergeant
1979 - 1980 Wildwood Police Department Patrolman
1977 - 1979 Webster Police Department Patrolman
1974 - 1976 Sumter County Sheriff’s Patrol Lieutenant
1973 - 1974 Sumter County Sheriff’s Patrol Sergeant
1971 - 1973 Sumter County Sheriff’s Deputy
1969 - 1971 Florida Department of Corrections (Corrections Officer)
1966 - 1968 United States Army (3rd Army Infantry)
1966 - 1966 Duval County Sheriff’s Office Crime Scene Investigations Unit
1965 - 1966 F. B. I. Identification Division Washington, D. C.
Law Enforcement Training:
2002 Sheriff's Administration Management Training
2003 Sheriff's Administrative Management Training
2004 New Sheriff's Administrative Training
2005 Sheriff's Administration Management Training
2005 Homeland Security Management Training
2005 Human Diversity Training
2001 Sheriffs Administration Management Training
2001 Human Diversity Training
2000 FBI National Academy Training Conference.
2000 Sheriff’s Annual Administrative Management Training
1999 Florida Criminal Justice Executive Refresher
1999 Policing in the New Millennium
1998 FBI National Academy, Quantico, Virginia
1998 Deadly Force Management
1998 University of Virginia – Fifteen Semester Hours
1998 Administrative Management
1997 National Sheriff’s Executive Institute
1997 Florida Criminal Justice Chief Executive Institute
1997 Florida Jail Management
1996 Florida Sheriff’s Association Executive Training
1994 Florida Sheriff’s Basic Institute
1992 Violent Crime Investigations
1991 Command Decisions in Crisis/Hostage Situations
1990 Florida Homicide Training Conference
1990 International Homicide Training Conference
1990 International Association for Identification Training
1990 Florida Identification Training
1989 Homicide Investigations
1989 Satanism/Cult Crimes
1989 Florida Homicide Investigators Training
1988 Florida Homicide Investigators Training
1987 Advanced Training in Crime Scene Investigation
1987 Search and Seizure
1986 Advanced Training in Crimes Against Persons
1985 Identi-Kit Systems
1983 Criminal Law
1982 Florida Teachers Certificate
1981 Instructor Techniques
1981 Injury and Death Investigation
1981 Crime Scene Procedure
1981 Police Photography
1976 Supervision Training
1976 Advanced Training
1975 Fingerprint Evidence
1975 Intermediate Training
1975 Refresher Training
1974 Criminal Law
1974 Doppler Radar Operations
1972 Chemical Test for Intoxication
1969 Florida Police Officer Standards & Training-Certificate of Compliance
1969 Florida Division of Corrections Academy
1965 F. B. I. Fingerprint Identification Division-Washington, D. C.
Honors and Affiliations:
***** FBI National Academy Associates
***** National Sheriff’s Association
***** Florida Sheriff’s Association
***** American Jail Association
***** Delta Epsilon Sigma National Scholastic Honor Society.
***** Lake-Sumter Community College Criminal Justice Advisory Committee
***** Withlacoochee Regional Planning Council Emergency Planning Committee
***** Region IV Criminal Justice Standards and Training Council
***** Florida Homicide Investigators Association.
***** International Homicide Investigators Association
***** Florida Division of the International Association for Identification
***** International Association for Identification
***** Past President and Director of the Sumter Fair Association
***** Past President and Current Member of the Sumter Gideon Camp
***** Past Leader of South Sumter 4-H Livestock Club.
***** South Sumter FFA Alumnus
***** Sumter County School District Vocational Advisory Committee
***** Board of Directors, United Way of Lake and Sumter County
***** Board of Directors, Habitat for Humanity
***** Advisory Board, Sumter County Youth Charities.
***** Member, Sumter County Chamber of Commerce
***** Member, Sumter County Development Council
***** Coleman Federal Prison Citizen Advisory Committee
***** American Legion Post #101
***** Sumter County AmVets Post #793
***** Florida Cattleman Association
***** Sumter County Cattleman Association
***** Sumter County 4-H Foundation
***** Sumter County Farm Bureau
***** Florida Crime line Board Member
***** Board of Directors Florida Sheriff's Association
***** Board of Directors Florida Sheriff's Youth Ranch
***** Board Chairman Sheriff's Youth Ranch Board
***** Board Chairman Florida Sheriff's Association
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