On December 7, 2020, investigators with the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Department arrested 27 year old Blake Alward of Oxford, Mississippi for Felony False Pretenses for passing a $7,000.00 dollar check (bad check) for a vehicle.
A report was taken December 3, 2020 which led to charges being filed by the victim after he tried to cash the check.
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.
