About
About Your Sheriff's Office
The Barbour County Sheriff’s Office serves the people of Barbour County, Alabama — a community of roughly 25,000 residents across southeast Alabama, from the county seat in Clayton to Eufaula, Clio, Louisville, and the rural communities in between.
What We Do
Patrol
Emergency Response
Criminal Investigations
Courthouse Security
Civil Process
Sex Offender Registration
County Jail
Tyrone Smith
Sheriff of Barbour County
- Graduated from the Southwest Alabama Police Academy
- Patrol Officer, Eufaula Police Department (EPD)
- Field Training Officer (FTO), Traffic Homicide Investigator (THI) and Investigator, Criminal Investigation Division, EPD
- 2007Investigator, Barbour/Bullock County District Attorney's Office
- 2015 to 2017Represented the District Attorney's Office on the Drug Court Board
- February 2017Probation and Parole Officer, State of Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles
- January 14, 2019Took office as Sheriff
A Message from Sheriff Smith
Like many of you, I was born and raised right here in Alabama. I grew up in Eufaula and have called it home my entire life. My law enforcement career began when I graduated from the Southwest Alabama Police Academy and joined the Eufaula Police Department (EPD) as a Patrol Officer — the start of a calling in which I have always seen real honor and value.
During my years at EPD, I earned my credentials as a Field Training Officer (FTO) and a Traffic Homicide Investigator (THI) before becoming an Investigator in the Criminal Investigation Division. There, I investigated burglaries, robberies, sexual crimes, and other felony offenses. That work brought me into people’s lives during some of their hardest moments — whether I was meeting a victim, a witness, a family being notified, or the person accused. How I treated each of them mattered, and I carried that responsibility with me every single day I wore the badge.
In 2007, I left EPD to join the Barbour/Bullock County District Attorney’s Office as an Investigator, working alongside other agencies on serious criminal cases. I served as coordinator of the Pre-Trial Diversion program, and from 2015 to 2017 I represented the District Attorney’s Office on the Drug Court Board — a program built to help people facing drug-related charges and those working to overcome addiction. In February 2017, I began serving as a Probation and Parole Officer for the State of Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles.
For more than two decades, I have devoted myself to building a safer, stronger community for my family and for yours. On January 14, 2019, I was honored to take office as your Sheriff.
My goals today remain what they have always been: to give the people of Barbour County what they deserve — someone who will fight for them without fail, lead with consistent honesty and fairness, and never compromise when it comes to the integrity of the law.
— Sheriff Tyrone Smith

Our Mission
It is the mission of the Barbour County Sheriff’s Office to serve mankind, to safeguard lives and property, to protect the innocent against deception, the weak against oppression or intimidation. To relentlessly fight against violence and disorder while maintaining the Constitutional rights of all men and women regarding liberty, equality, and justice.
Our service and protection will never be based upon race, color, gender, religious creed, sexual orientation, age, origin, ancestry, economic status, handicap, or disability.
This agency’s main focus is to set the highest standards of professionalism, integrity, ethics, character, and honesty upon the Barbour County Sheriff’s Office Employees, ensuring a strong sense of trust and respect with the citizens in which we serve.
Tyrone Smith, Sheriff
Barbour County Sheriff’s Office
Command Staff
The leadership team of the Barbour County Sheriff’s Office.
Michael San Nicolas
Chief Deputy
Mike Molina
Lieutenant
Hilary Parks
Administrative Assistant
Dale Green
Lieutenant
Lynn San Nicolas
Sergeant, Sex Offender Compliance Officer
Kassidi Cunningham
Chief Clerk
Our Divisions
Patrol Division
Patrol deputies are the front line of public safety in Barbour County.
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Criminal Investigations
When a case needs more than an initial report, investigators take it from there.
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County Jail
The Barbour County Jail houses individuals awaiting trial and serving sentences.
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Sex Offender Registration & Compliance
The Sheriff’s Office registers and monitors sex offenders who live, work, or attend school in Barbour County, as required by the Alabama Sex Offender Registration and Community Notification Act.
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Pistol Permits
The Sheriff’s Office issues Alabama pistol permits to eligible Barbour County residents.
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Civil Process & Court Security
Deputies serve civil papers issued by the courts, including summonses, subpoenas, writs, and protection orders, and provide security for the courthouse and courtrooms.
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School Resource Officers
School resource officers work in Barbour County schools to keep students and staff safe, build positive relationships with young people, and respond to incidents on campus.
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Join Our Team
Deputies, detention officers and support staff — build a career serving your community.