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 Sheriff
heads the Dodge County Sheriff's Department, comprised of
188 employees and a $17 million budget. The department
consists of several divisions, Administrative, Criminal
Investigation, Traffic Patrol, Civil Process, Court Security
Transport, and the 496-bed Detention Facility. Sheriff Nehls
was elected as after serving 15-years with the department,
most recently as Field Services Lieutenant.
Sheriff Nehls is a graduate of Dodgeland
High School, received his Baccalaureate Degree in Criminal
Justice in from Mount Scenario College and a Master's Degree
in Management and Organizational Behavior from Silver Lake
College. He was named Law Enforcement Officer of the Year in
1998, WeTip Sheriff of the Year in 2005 & 2008, and VFW
Outstanding LE Officer of the Year in 2007.
Sheriff Nehls also serves as a Colonel in
the Wisconsin Army National Guard. He is a graduate of the
Wisconsin Military Academy and U. S. Army Command and
General Staff College. He is currently assigned as the J3
Director of Military Support Operations for the Joint Force
Headquarters in Madison Wisconsin. He was activated in 2001
as Commander of Airport Security Operations and oversaw
security operations at Wisconsin 11 largest a commercial
airports, in response to the attacks on 9-11.
In 2004, Sheriff Nehls was activated and
served 12-months on active-duty as a Senior Military Advisor
in Afghanistan. Sheriff Nehls returned in August of 2005 and
was awarded the Bronze Star and Army Achievement Medal with
“V’ device for valor in combat.
He is active in local organizations, to
include Kiwanis, Lowell VFW, Beaver Dam American Legion, and
President of the 1,800 member Wisconsin National Guard
Association. He is active in the St. John's Lutheran Church
and his family's real estate business. He lives with his
wife Susan, in Fox Lake, Wis., and has two sons, Derrick and
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