Clark County Sheriff's Office
Scottie Maples is an accomplished law enforcement professional with extensive experience in various roles at the Clark County Sheriff's Office since August 2004, including Sheriff, Chief Deputy, and Colonel. In addition to law enforcement, Scottie has been the owner of The Clipper Barber & Styling Shop since January 2019 and serves as an Adjunct Criminal Justice Instructor at Ivy Tech Community College since August 2018. Scottie also held a position on the District 4 City Council for the City of Jeffersonville from January 2016 to January 2023 and served as a Lt. Colonel and Public Information Officer at the Clark County Sheriff's Department until January 2023. Before these roles, Scottie was an Advisory Board Member for the Union Township Trustee Advisory Board from 2010 to 2012. Educationally, Scottie graduated from Silver Creek Senior High School and earned a degree in Human Services, Criminal Justice and Corrections from Ivy Tech Community College.
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Clark County Sheriff's Office
In December, 1786, the General Assembly of Virginia passed an Act to deed a certain portion of land, containing 149,000 acres, North of the Falls of Ohio to General George Rogers Clark and fifteen of his soldiers. They were being rewarded for their exploration of the area and land further west in what would become the United States. This tract of land was named in honor of Clark and was know as his Grant until 1801. Governor William H. Harrison issued a proclamation, February 3, 1801, dividing the County of Knox and erecting a separate county of Clark. First court sessions held at Springville, February 4, 1801. In 1801 Samuel Hay was appointed first Sheriff of Clark County. On June 9, 1802 the Governor issued an Ordinance for the removal of the Seat of Justice to Jeffersonville. The courthouse of Clark County was built about 1836 and cost upward of $6,000. The jail was built in 1858 at the expense of $9,000.00 A Jailer's residence was attached to it. The jail at that time comprised of ten cells with a general hallway. In 1878 a new courthouse was built in Jeffersonville. The new jail contained 28 beds. In 1970 the old courthouse and jail were torn down and a new complex was constructed. The new jail had 52 beds with the Sheriff's residence attached. A new jail was constructed and opened April 15, 1991. The new Clark County Correctional Facility was built with 144 beds, and since added 53 beds, compared to the 52 beds in the old jail. The new facility has an indoor and outdoor recreational area and state of the art security system. To operate the new facility, additional officers had to be hired. In 2007 major renovations were made to the Correctional Facility bringing the total bed capacity to 446. Politicians, police officers and city officials paid tribute to Michael L. Becher as the Clark County Jail was named after the former sheriff in July, 2008