Retiring Christian County Sheriff Livy Leavell Jr. has hired sheriff-elect Tyler DeArmond to serve as Deputy Sheriff.
DeArmond won the November election for sheriff and takes over operations January 1.
Leavell is retiring on December 31. Leavell said in a release on Tuesday he made the decision to hire DeArmond early to make the transition to his new position as smooth as possible.
DeArmond has 14 years of experience in the Hopkinsville Police Department.
