Matthew is the sheriff of Jones County, North Carolina. He was appointed sheriff in August 2021.

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Matthew is currently the Jones County sheriff. He was appointed sheriff in August 2021 and elected in 2022.

As of January 2, 2026, Matthew J. Wineman did not have a website or any information online.

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Matthew is the sheriff at the Jones County Sheriff’s Office. He has been in that role since he was appointed in August after the unexpected death of former Sheriff Danny Heath.

Matthew J. Wineman is currently Sheriff of Jones County, North Carolina. He was appointed sheriff after former Sheriff Danny Heath died unexpectedly last August and was elected to the position in November 2022.

Matthew is the sheriff of Jones County. He works at the Jones County Sheriff’s Office.

Matthew J. Wineman is currently Sheriff of Jones County. He was appointed sheriff after former Sheriff Danny Heath died unexpectedly last August. He was elected in 2022 and has served one term.

Matthew J. Wineman is currently Sheriff of Jones County, North Carolina. He was appointed sheriff after former Sheriff Danny Heath died unexpectedly in August and was elected in 2022, currently serving his first term.

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Nathan Metts graduated from Lenoir Community College. He has two children.

Nathan is the sheriff of Jones County. He works at the Jones County Sheriff’s Department, where he oversees law enforcement operations, guides deputies in serving the community, and implements reforms to modernize the agency.

Nathan is a Police Captain with the Kinston Police Department. He began his law enforcement career in 2008.

As of January 2, 2026, Nathan Metts’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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Nathan previously served as the sheriff of Jones County.

Nathan Metts is running for Jones County sheriff.

- The sheriff is responsible for enforcing the law, managing security in jails and courtrooms. They also oversee daily conditions of the jail and inmates in custody and serve legal documents such as warrants and eviction notices. Their ultimate responsibility is to protect the community. 

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