J. Scott Gittings

J. Scott Gittings has extensive law enforcement experience, currently serving as Sheriff at Hancock County Sheriff's Office since January 2021. Prior to this position, Gittings held the role of President at the WV Deputy Sheriffs' Association from June 2018 to December 2020 and served as Assistant Chief of Police at the City of Chester WV Police Department from November 2015 to December 2020. Gittings previously occupied various roles within the WV Deputy Sheriffs' Association, including Secretary from February 2011 to August 2018, and was a Deputy Sheriff at Hancock County Sheriff's Office for over two decades, from August 1992 to October 2015. Earlier in the career, Gittings was Chief of Police at New Cumberland Police Department from December 1979 to July 1992. Throughout the career, experience includes serving as a K9 officer, School Resource Officer, and Evidence Custodian.