Swearing-In Ceremonies Held This Week At The Steuben Co Sheriff’s Dept

FROM SHERIFF JIM ALLARD: On April 8, 2026, Sheriff Allard presided over a major swearing-in ceremony, marking a new chapter for our agency with several key promotions and new additions across our divisions.

Jail Division
We are proud to welcome eight (😎 new Correction Officers to our team: Five (5) Part-Time Officers: Officer Foote, Officer Reed, Officer Lewis, Officer Johanson, and Officer Mosher. Three (3) Provisional Full-Time Officers: Officer Burrola, Officer Chadwick, and Officer Morseman.

Road Patrol & Leadership
Our Road Patrol Division is growing and evolving with new talent and seasoned leadership: Undersheriff Brian Logsdon: Brian has been with our agency since 2007, holding many different leadership roles. For the last 9 years he has been overseeing the Patrol Division as Lieutenant and has now been appointed to the position of Undersheriff. This was a special milestone for Sheriff Allard as well – he shared that in all his years of service; this is the first Undersheriff he has sworn in! The Sheriff’s decision reflects his absolute confidence in Brian’s leadership.
Lieutenant Matthew Sorge: Matt has been serving our community since 2006. After years of dedicated leadership as our Civil Division Sergeant, we’re happy to announce his promotion to Lieutenant of the Road Patrol Division.