“As your Sheriff for the last decade, I will continue to be proactive in fighting crime on every front, and I will serve the citizens of McLennan County with integrity, compassion, dignity, and fairness”

A decade

of serving

McLennan

County

Parnell and his staff created the Following:

  • Fugitive Apprehension and Special Tasks Unit (FAST)

  • Organized Crime Unit (OCU)

  • Human Trafficking Unit

  • Cold Case Unit

  • Marine Safety Unit

  • School Threat Response Program

  • Criminal Intelligence Unit (CIU)

  • Task Force Officer for US Marshal’s Service Lone Star Fugitive Task Force

  • Task Force Officer for Drug Enforcement Administration Task Force

  • Sheriff Riot Response Team

  • Explosion Detection K9 program (1 of 6 ATF trained dogs in the state)

Parnell and his staff manage or expanded the Following:

  • Approximately 500 employees

  • The 7th largest jail facility by population in Texas (1678 inmate capacity)

  • Implemented the Citizen’s Response to Active Shooter Education (CRASE)

  • Increased Courthouse Security

  • Expanded SWAT

  • Expanded Mental Health Unit

  • Expanded Aviation by adding helicopters, pilots and drones

  • Upgraded equipment for officers

  • Upgraded in-car video systems

  • Increased Bomb Squad capabilities with robots and K9’s

Sheriff McNamara and his Staff continue to be fiscally responsible with taxpayer dollars by maintaining a tight budget, utilizing grants, seizures, revenues, and asset forfeitures which has resulted in reducing the burden on tax payers by millions of dollars over the past decade.