Iredell County Sheriff's Office


Iredell County Sheriff's Office is a local county law enforcement agency in Iredell County, North Carolina that was founded in 1789, in the year after the county was formed from Rowan County.

Sheriff's authority and qualifications

have been required in each county of North Carolina since the North Carolina Constitution of 1776. Article VII, Section 2 of the 1971 Constitution of North Carolina gives the authority and qualifications for a sheriff in each county:
The Iredell County Sheriff's office was originally established in 1789. The area of Iredell County was reduced in 1847 when Alexander County, North Carolina was created. The sheriffs, their years of service, and political party when known have included the following
One of the most famous prisoners held by Sheriff William Franklin Wasson in the Iredell County jail was Tom Dula, who was hung on May 1, 1868 in Statesville.

Killed in the line of duty

Sheriff Godfrey Click Kimball was fatally wounded in a shootout in the Elmwood area of Iredell County on August 17, 1934, by Ralph Davis, a 25-year-old outlaw. He died in Statesville's Long hospital a short time later.
Deputy Sheriff Robert Lloyd Cloaninger was killed by gunfire on August 3, 1919 and Deputy Sheriff John H. Miller was killed by gunfire on June 30, 1917.