SCOTT COUNTY (July 9, 2019) — On Thursday, July 11, at 9AM, the Scott County Sheriff's Office will hold a Swearing-In Ceremony in the Sheriff's Office Conference Room on the second floor of the Scott County Courthouse. Brent Kilburg, Alex Gries, Ethan Roling and Hope Hammitt have been hired as the newest deputy sheriffs for Scott County.

Brent Kilburg is originally from Bellevue, Iowa and graduated from St Ambrose University in 1992 with a Bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice and a Minor in Psychology. Kilburg started his career in law-enforcement over 25 years ago, and brings a vast amount of training and experience with him after working in a multitude of capacities and specialty-positions for various agencies, ranging from small towns to the Sheriff’s Office, and on up through the state police. Kilburg also brings a lot of experience from his 31 years of military service in the Iowa National Guard. Kilburg, who is currently a Captain in the 67th Troop Command in Iowa City, is a veteran, having served two tours, once to Iraq from 2007-08, and once to Afghanistan from 2012-13. Kilburg and his wife, Lynn, have been married for 21 years and reside north of Long Grove. They have four children: 24 year-old son Chris Brown, 20 year-old son John, 17 year-old daughter Anne, and 14 year-old son Paul. In his off hours, he enjoys spending time with his family, the outdoors, and running his family farm back in Bellevue. 

Alex Gries grew up in Muscatine, Iowa, and was a 2003 graduate of Muscatine High School. Gries began working for the Muscatine County Sheriff's Office-Jail Division as a correctional officer in January 2004. Gries served as a police officer with the Muscatine Police Department from 2006-2010. While with the Muscatine Police Department, Gries was a field-training officer, accident investigator, and accident reconstructionist. Gries was hired with the Buffalo Police Department in June 2011 and was promoted to sergeant in February 2015. Gries has been married to his wife, Amanda, for 4 years, and they have a 3 year old son.

Ethan Roling was born and raised in Clinton, Iowa. He graduated from Clinton High School in 2010. Shortly after graduating, Roling joined the US Army as a Military Police Officer. He was stationed in Fort Hood, Texas, for approximately two years. Roling then moved back to Des Moines, Iowa, with his wife (Skylar) to be closer to family. After a couple of years in Des Moines, Roling's mother was diagnosed with cancer, and as a result, they relocated to the Quad Cities. Roling worked for a while in the private-security sector before obtaining a job as a Correctional Officer at the Scott County Jail in 2016. Roling enjoys spending his free time with his wife and two dogs, Rosco and Emma.

Hope Hammitt, the daughter of Randy and Natalie Hammitt, was born and raised in Peoria, Illinois. She graduated from Brimfield High School in 2014. Hammitt then continued her education at St Ambrose University in Davenport, Iowa. While studying at St Ambrose, Hammitt worked as an intern for the Scott County Jail. In May 2018, Hammitt graduated with Bachelor Degrees in Criminal Justice and Forensic Psychology, and only one year later received her Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice. Hammitt and her fiancé​, Nathan, will be getting married in June 2020.

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