Who is Adam Whittom?
I am currently employed as a Radio Operator with the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Troop E in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. Previous to that, I worked for the Ripley County Sheriff's Department in Ripley County, Missouri. From 2000 until May 2001, I was a Deputy Sheriff, from May 2001 until December 2003, I was Chief Deputy and Investigator. Then in December 2003, I was appointed as interim Sheriff to fill the the vacant office left after my Sheriff retired for health reasons. On February 3, 2004, I was elected to fulfill the remainder of the previous Sheriff's term, then in the general election later that same year, I was elected to my own 4 year term as Sheriff. While I was Sheriff, I was the youngest active elected Sheriff in the State of Missouri at the time. The youngest every elected was a couple years younger and was elected nearly 20 years previous.
Under my direction, the Ripley County Sheriff's Office continued the dedicated work to fight drugs, that was began by my Sheriff Mike Cochran. During the two combined administrations, the Ripley County Sheriff's Office was ranked in the top five counties in the State of Missouri for nearly 5 years in a row, in methamphetamine laboratory seizures. It was a pleasure to serve the citizens of Ripley County and I am proud to have been their Sheriff.
