Cumberland County Sheriff Casey Cox has been re-elected to serve on the 2021 Appalachia High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (AHIDTA) Executive Board. They provides executive leadership and direction on many issues pertaining to drug enforcement throughout 93 counties in Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.

Executive Director Vic Brown said, “Sheriff Casey Cox has proven himself to be an expert in the drug policy arena. He is highly respected in the Tennessee law enforcement community. His leadership and expertise will continue to benefit the Appalachia HIDTA Executive Board”, said AHIDTA Executive Director Vic Brown.

Members of this board include:

(Chairman) Joe Daniels, Captain, Virginia State Police

(Vice-Chairman) William J. Powell, U.S. Attorney, Northern District of West Virginia

William B. Annie, Colonel, West Virginia Air National Guard

Michael Bennett, Acting U.S. Attorney, Western District of Kentucky

James Robert Brown, Jr., SAC, FBI – Louisville Field Office

Daniel P. Bubar, Acting U.S. Attorney, Western District of Virginia

Phillip “PJ” Burnett, Jr., Colonel, Kentucky State Police

Donald Q. Cochran, Jr., U.S. Attorney, Middle District of Tennessee

Chris Cohron, Commonwealth Attorney, Eighth Judicial Circuit of Kentucky

Casey Cox, Sheriff, Cumberland County Sheriff’s Department

Jason E. Davis, Captain, West Virginia State Police

Jeff Edds, Sheriff, Scott County Sheriff’s Department

Jarod Forget, SAC, DEA – Washington Division Office

Cari Kelso, Major, Virginia Army National Guard

Joseph E. Martin, Chief, Parkersburg Police Department

Shawn Morrow, SAC, ATF – Louisville Field Division

Douglas Overbey, U.S. Attorney, Eastern District of Tennessee

David Rausch, Director, Tennessee Bureau of Investigation

Shawn Schwertfeger, Chief, Wheeling Police Department

Jeffrey Scott, SAC, DEA – Louisville Division Office

Carlton Shier, Acting U.S. Attorney, Eastern District of Kentucky

Eric Smith, Sheriff, Harlan County Sheriff’s Department

Michael B. Stuart​, U.S. Attorney, Southern District of West Virginia

Eve Thomas, Chief, Knoxville Police Department