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While employed at B.C.I., Perry acted
as a special agent in the narcotics unit, crime scene unit, and special
investigation unit. Major Perry has been involved in numerous high
profile and successfully prosecuted homicide cases and other felony
investigations throughout southeast, Ohio in his career. Perry is
also trained and certified as an F.A.A. licensed commercial helicopter
pilot, flying many marijuana eradication missions statewide in his career.
Perry was appointed as a supervisor in 2001 by then Ohio Attorney General
and current State Auditor Betty Montgomery.
Perry began his law enforcement
career in 1977 as a deputy sheriff with the Mason County Sheriff’s Office
in Point Pleasant, West Virginia, followed by a stint as Police Chief in
Mason, also in West Virginia. Major Perry is also an honorably
discharged veteran of the United States Army, serving in both Germany and
Ft. Lewis, Washington.
Major Perry is the son of Ray and
Betty Perry of the Addison community, and is the father of two children,
Jason and Sarah both of Gallipolis. Perry, who makes his home in the
Patriot area, is married to Terri Lynn (Johnson) Perry, a registered
nurse. Perry attends church at the Nazarene Church, Gallipolis.
Major Perry will be in charge of
the road patrol, corrections and investigation divisions as well as grant
applications within the Sheriff’s Office.
Major Perry states he is committed
to assisting Sheriff David L. Martin in making the Gallia County Sheriff’s
Office the best it could possibly be, and hopes to form a partnership with
the citizens of Gallia County to fight crime. Major Perry may be
reached by calling (740) 446-4614. |
