Any coordination with federal immigration authorities will strictly require a signed judicial warrant.

I will overhaul the Sheriff’s Office’s approach to Sexual Assault Evidence Kits to meet Maryland law requirements. Sheriff Jenkin’s track record for handling Sexual Assault Evidence Kits is atrocious and shocks the conscience.

Ensure the Sheriff’s Office acts as an immediate, reliable shield to protect Frederick County residents from civil rights abuses by any agency, local, state, or federal, that exceeds its lawful authority or acts unreasonably in the line of duty. Federal immunity under the Supremacy Clause vanishes when an official acts unlawfully, and this office will actively police those boundaries.

I am committed to improving recruitment and retention by prioritizing deputy wellness, and rewarding merit and professional growth.

Our Deputies are underpaid compared to their regional peers. I will work tirelessly to improve the labor contracts to increase pay, include binding arbitration, and include disciplinary appeal arbitration by a neutral, informed third party.

Move away from treating substance abuse, mental health crises, and housing instability as low-level quality-of-life crimes to be corrected with punitive incarceration.

Aggressively expanding and promoting the LEAD program county-wide to redirect individuals facing addiction and housing instability into structured treatment, case management, and support systems rather than jail.

Strengthen the "Crisis Car" program by increasing mobile crisis vehicles that pair frontline law enforcement with Health Department clinicians and community crisis resources.

Ensure all personnel receive regular, rigorous anti-bias training and a minimum of 40 hours of formal Crisis Intervention Training.

Prioritizing restorative justice, youth counselors, mediators, and community-based rehabilitation over detention and confinement for teenage offenders. Concurrently, the office will equip criminal investigators with specialized digital forensic tools and advanced technical literacy to aggressively combat high-harm modern youth exploitation, including cyber-stalking, "revenge porn," and AI-driven deepfake abuse.