On Thursday April 29, 2021, investigators with the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Department arrested 22-year-old John Langan of Oxford, Mississippi, for Attempted Commercial Burglary. Langan was involved in an incident where he attempted to break and enter the Lafayette County Circuit Courthouse around 0100 hrs in the morning.
Langan was arrested and charged with Attempt to Commit an Offense. He received a $10,000 bond.
The Office of Sheriff is a four year term filled through an at-large election process. Duties of the Sheriff involve two primary areas; law enforcement of the county and administrative. The law enforcement duties are to keep the peace in Lafayette County while administrative duties consist primarily of serving as the county jailor. Due to the growth of Lafayette County, the Sheriff Department now employs 26 deputies working four 12 hour shifts.