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Gaston County Sheriff's Office
425 North Marietta Street, Gastonia, 28052
Telephone: 704-869-6800
Notice: Contacting us by email may delay your request. These emails are
accessible by staff during their working hours. If you need time sensitive assistance, please call 704-869-6800. Emergencies dial 9 1 1
Administration Staff
Sheriff Alan Cloninger
acloninger@gcps.org
Chief Tim Farris
tfarris@gcps.org
Major Kim Johnson / Jail Administrator
kjohnson@gcps.org
Major Wade Leaphart / Field Operations
wleaphart@gcps.org
Civil Process, Gun Permits & Sex Offenders
Captain Darrell Griffin / Support Services
dgriffin@gcps.org
Courthouse
Captain Scott Phillips / Courthouse Security
sphillips@gcps.org
Jail Captains
Captain Gary William’s / Detention Administrator
gwilliams@gcps.org
Captain Charles Sims / Jail Operations
csims@gcps.org
Captain Terri Bradley / Jail Operations
tbradley@gcps.org
Captain Becky Cauthran / Jail Operations
bcauthran@gcps.org
Captain David Yelton / Jail operations
dyelton@gcps.org
Recruitment, Communications & Warrant Repository
Captain Melanie Thornburg / Special Services
methornburg@gcps.org
Road Division Captains
Captain David Sisk / Road Division
dsisk@gcps@gcps.org
Captain Wes Golden / Road Division
wgolden@gcps.org
Training
Captain Jim Bailey / Training Coordinatorjbailey@gcps.org