Only five of the 15 employees of the Texas County Sheriff’s Department remain from this January 2017 photo. Among the departed is Sheriff James Sigman, who faces six felony charges and has been barred from the grounds. Remaining are, from left: court deputy Danny Fox,  court deputy Eric Brown, deputy Shane Jones, court deputy Robert Duncan and deputy Melissa Emerick.

In just over one year, more than 50 employees have resigned or been fired from the Texas County Sheriff’s Department. Many of the moves correlate to the promotion of Jennifer Tomaszewski as jail administrator.

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