Garland County Sheriff

Sheriff Larry Sanders is a long-time resident of Garland County. Sheriff Sanders is a graduate of Lake Hamilton High School and has an Associate Degree in Criminal Justice from National Park Community College. Sheriff Sanders attended the School of Law Enforcement Supervision at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and is a graduate of Leadership Hot Springs. The Sheriff was in the Cadet and Reserve programs prior to becoming a fulltime commissioned deputy in 1983. Sanders worked through the ranks, jail, dispatch, patrol, narcotics and criminal investigations, prior to being elected Garland County Sheriff in 2004. Sanders is a graduate of the Arkansas Law Enforcement Academy and the Federal Bureau of Investigation National academy in Quantico, Virginia. He is a Certified Law Enforcement Firearms Instructor. Sanders is a member of the Garland County Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #26, board of directors of Garland County Jail Ministries, board of directors 18th East Judicial Drug Task Force, Regional Organized Crime Information Center, United States Deputy Sheriff’s Association, the Greater Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce and Hot Springs Baptist Church. Sanders and his wife Tina have two daughters Sarah and Lori.