Catoosa County Sheriff Gary Sisk answers questions Monday, April 4, 2016, at the Colonnade in Ringgold, Ga.
Catoosa County Sheriff candidate Ben Scott answers questions Monday, April 4, 2016, at the Colonnade in Ringgold, Ga.RINGGOLD, Ga. – In one corner of the battle for Catoosa County sheriff stands the incumbent: tough on crime, tough on criminals, compassionate for the common man.
And in the other corner stands the challenger: tough on crime, tough on criminals, compassionate for the common man.
Sheriff Gary Sisk and Ben Scott fielded questions from the public during a town hall forum Monday night, sponsored by the Catoosa County Republican Party. And while the men tout different real-world experiences, they held similar positions on hot-button law enforcement issues.
Sisk presented himself as the Catoosa County lifer, with 25 years of experience working for the local agency. He started from the bottom – working as a jail officer – and now he’s here. He’s been the sheriff for four years.
Scott, meanwhile, is the outsider who moved into town. He carries a resume that includes seven years working for the Chattanooga Police Department and another 25 years with the Drug Enforcement Administration, working in St. Louis and New Orleans before ending his career as special agent in charge of the Chattanooga office.