Former Chief of Police in Mullins and current City Administrator, Kenneth W. Davis, has been selected as the new Chief of Police in Jefferson City, TN.
Davis has accepted the position and is scheduled to begin work in early November.
With over 25 years in the criminal justice and law enforcement fields, Davis has served in virtually all phases of law enforcement and at every jurisdictional level, including assignments in the federal, state, and local systems.
He has also served as an instructor of criminal justice courses at the collegiate level, and is a Certified Basic Law Enforcement Instructor in South Carolina and is nationally certified as a Fire and Explosion Investigator and a Fire Investigator Instructor by the National Association of Fire Investigators.
Davis' time in law enforcement has also spanned assignments in narcotics, SWAT, criminal investigations, patrol, medical and insurance fraud, fire investigation, crime scene investigation, and police administration.
Beginning as a Special Agent with the US Customs Service right after graduation from The Citadel, Davis went on to serve as a Federal Air Marshal, a Special Agent with the SC Law Enforcement Division, and as a Captain in Charge of the Criminal Investigations Division of the Marion County Sheriff's Office in addition to his time as the City of Mullins' Police Chief.
Chief Davis is married to his wife of 14 years, Kimberly. His son, Slater, is a member of the Myrtle Beach Police Department.
