Mesa County Sheriff Office Update

Bio: Sheriff Matt Lewis was first elected to office in November 2014 after being with the agency for more than 17 years. He was sworn into office January 13, 2015, at the age of 40. Sheriff Lewis began his career as a Detentions Deputy in the Mesa County Detention Facility in 1996. He transferred to patrol and as his career progressed, he was a Drug Task Force Investigator before promoting to the rank of Sergeant. As a Sergeant he supervised patrol teams, the Professional Standards Unit, the Property Crimes Unit, the Complex Crimes Unit, and also served as the agency’s public information officer. When Sheriff Lewis took office he slightly changed the mission of the agency to now reflect Integrity, Service, Community.