On the Border
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Sheriff Leon Wilmot
Yuma County, Arizona
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| Jim Pond, Leon Wilmot, J.B.Blocker, Kieran Donahue |
I've got to admit, God is good! And once again I randomly get seated next to someone I really like who happens to know first hand what we all wonder about the border issues. I am definitely grateful to add him as a trusted resource.
Leon tolerated my questions for several days and gave me astute responses with ground floor awareness.
The big man with the soft eyes and gentle style has literally been there, done that along the Arizona/California /Mexico border all his life save for a 4 year stint in the Marines.
The big drugs, the baddest criminals, by land, sea, and air. On the water, under the water. This sheriff has studied, lead, and taught about their constant border issues.
I plan on keeping up with this sheriff as a trusted and available sharer of the truth as I move toward a comprehensive report from the 31 US/Mex Border sheriffs. Even better! I want to keep him as a friend.
Among around 200 law enforcement representatives on county, state, and federal levels, the Arizona host sheriffs and deputies gave us the 1st hand reality of enforcing around a border population like the city of Naco surrounded farms, ranches, and deserts.
There are incredibly dedicated, educated, responsible people on the front lines. It is the bureaucracy getting in the way. I met them from every point in the country. They came to find common grounds and share insights and experience. Meet Sheriff Leon Wilmot.
Sheriff Leon N. Wilmot is currently the President of the Arizona Sheriffs Association.
He began his career in law
enforcement in 1985 as a Reserve Deputy for the Yuma County Sheriff's
Office, after completing four years of service in the United States
Marine Corps. Hired by the Sheriff’s Office as a full time deputy on
July 11, 1987, Wilmot’s first job as a public safety deputy was the
start of a 27 year career of public service.