The Kansas Attorney General’s Office has announced that former Pratt County Sheriff Vernon Chinn has been chosen to serve in the attorney general’s Livestock/Brand Investigation Unit.
Chinn retired at the end of 2016 after serving as Pratt County Sheriff for 16 years. Prior to that he spent 9 years as a patrol deputy for the sheriff’s department.
A Veteran of the Vietnam War, served in the army, with one tour of duty in Vietnam from 1969 to 1970. In 2007, Chinn was honored as Sheriff of the Year at the Kansas Sheriffs Association meeting.
The award was due in part to his work following the EF-5 Tornado that struck Greensburg. Chinn was placed in charge of all area law enforcement in Stafford County, leading search, rescue and recovery efforts.
He was later elected president of the Kansas Sheriff’s Association in 2010 and served on the executive board from 2006 to 2012. He is also a graduate of the FBI National Academy, class #236.
Chinn will help local law enforcement investigate cattle theft and related crimes as as special agent with the Livestock/Brand Investigation Unit. The unit was formed by Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt in 2014 in cooperation with the Kansas Department of Agriculture.
(Photo Courtesy Pratt Tribune)
