PR04-013

Date:

July 26, 2004

Interim Sheriff Theodore Jackson Appoints
Major Michael Cooke as Office’s Chief Deputy

After taking office this morning, Fulton County Interim Sheriff Theodore Jackson has appointed Major Michael Cooke to the position of Chief Deputy of the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office. Chief Cooke assumes the office vacated by former Chief Deputy Caudell Jones who retired on July 13th.

As second-in-command, Chief Cooke will be working closely with the newly appointed Interim Sheriff. Cooke, 45, joined the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office on January 12, 1984. Chief Cooke is extremely knowledgeable of the day-to-day operations of the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office. Until his appointment today, Chief Cooke was the Division Commander of the department’s Office of Professional Standards (OPS), which conducts employment backgrounds and Internal Affairs investigations. Prior to that, Chief Cooke served as the Administrative Major over other Sheriff’s Office divisions including; Personnel, Warrant/Service Division, and Jail Bureau.

Sheriff Jackson will introduce Chief Cooke and other Command Staff members at a news conference later this week.

For more information, please contact Lieutenant Clarence Huber at (404) 730-4148. Lieutenant Huber can also be reached on his digital pager at (404) 742-6798.