[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 186 (Friday, October 30, 2020)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1000]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         HONORING SHERIFF RUSSELL GIBSON AS A DEDICATED LEADER

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                            HON. DARREN SOTO

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, October 30, 2020

  Mr. SOTO. Madam Speaker, Sheriff Russell Gibson began his law 
enforcement career in 1985, at the Brookfield Township Police 
Department in Ohio. He worked for two years as a Reserve Deputy before 
moving to Osceola County, dedicating 28 years to public service.
  On January 12, 1987, Russell began his career with the Osceola County 
Sheriff's Office in the Corrections Department becoming a Field 
Training Officer and Sergeant supervising booking, classifications, 
security and release of inmates. Russell later transferred to Divisions 
in Patrol, Criminal Investigations, Judicial Services, and Community 
Services.
  Within the Criminal Investigations Division, Russell was a member of 
the Violent Crimes Unit as a homicide detective, investigating murders, 
suspicious deaths, and suicides. He solved every investigation assigned 
as lead detective, including cold cases.
  Russell also gained investigative expertise in persons and sex 
crimes, solving sensitive cases involving elderly abuse, sex crimes, 
crimes against children, and cyber-crimes, Before retiring to seek the 
Office of Sheriff, Russell was the Sergeant over the School Resource 
Officer Program (SRO), supervising SROs designated to the west and 
south sides of Osceola County's unincorporated schools and all 55 
crossing-guards.
  Russell has been married to his wife, Scarlet, for over 20 years and 
has a son, two daughters, and two granddaughters. Weekly, Russell 
participates in delivering Meals on Wheels to Osceola's local senior 
citizens. Russell is committed to keeping citizens safe by 
demonstrating a sense of compassion and fairness to all of our diverse 
communities and has been a transformational leader for Osceola County.
  Sheriff Gibson is a board member of the Central Florida Intelligence 
Exchange (CFIX) and the Board of Trustees of the Criminal Justice 
Academy at Osceola Technical College. He is also a board member of the 
Osceola Council on Aging, Osceola County Investigative Bureau, 
Metropolitan Bureau of Investigation and is a member of the Florida 
Sheriff's Association.

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