Officer of the Year Awards

Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge on Tuesday awarded the Howard County Outstanding Law Enforcement Officer of the Year Award to Sergeant John Partain with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission.
Rutledge also awarded the Pike County Outstanding Law Enforcement Officer of the Year Award to Sergeant Ronnie White with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission.

Drew Pannell, a Dierks native, also received the outstanding officer of the year award for White County.

Rutledge presented the county winners at the annual awards and recognition luncheon during the 2019 Arkansas Law Enforcement Summit at the Benton Event Center.

In addition to the statewide and regional Outstanding Law Enforcement Officer of the Year awards, Rutledge recognized an Outstanding Law Enforcement Officer winner from counties around the State. Recipients were selected based on recommendations for their dedicated service to Arkansans and can hold law enforcement positions at a college or university, municipal, county, federal or State level. Nominations were provided to Attorney General Rutledge from police chiefs, county sheriffs, county judges, mayors, prosecutors and other state law enforcement leaders from across Arkansas.