Sheriff Andy Cumberledge

Sheriff Andy Cumberledge is a graduate of Marietta High School in Marietta, Oklahoma. In 2019 he received his Associates degree in Criminal Justice from Murray State College and in 2022 he graduated with a Bachelor’s degree from Southeastern Oklahoma State University in Criminal Justice.

Sheriff Cumberledge has worked for the Love County Sheriff's Office since April of 2016 beginning his career as a Reserve Deputy. As a Reserve Deputy he volunteered his time to help protect the community when he wasn’t working at his full-time job. In August of 2016, Sheriff Cumberledge was offered a full-time Patrol Deputy position which he gladly accepted.

Cumberledge patrolled the County as a Deputy learning things from everyone around him and gaining the experience needed to excel in the career which led to him being promoted to Patrol Supervisor in 2018. In 2020 he was promoted to Undersheriff serving at the pleasure of Sheriff Marty Grisham and tending to the operations of the Sheriff’s Office and the Justice Center.

In July of 2022 Sheriff Marty Grisham died unexpectedly near the beginning of his 2nd term in office. Sheriff Cumberledge was appointed unanimously by the Board of County Commissioners where he fulfilled the remainder of Sheriff Grisham's term (2.5 years).

In June of 2024 Sheriff Cumberledge won his election in the primary defeating his opponent by 75% of the county vote. Since there was no democratic opponent to face in the general election in November of 2024 Sheriff Cumberledge began his first full term in office in January of 2025.

Sheriff Cumberledge oversees the day-to-day operations for the Sheriff's Office. In addition to his responsibilities of the Sheriff’s Office and his Deputies he also oversees the operations and employees of the Love County Justice Center a 10-million-dollar facility that was completed in January of 2020 and can house up to 100 inmates at a time.

In his career Sheriff Cumberledge has accumulated more than 1750 hours in law enforcement training and currently holds an Advanced Law Enforcement Certification through CLEET (Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training). Sheriff Cumberledge is a certified law enforcement instructor through CLEET, he is the agency armorer for the Glock and AR-15/M4 weapons and is an instructor for less lethal munitions for the office through ALS/Pacem Defense. In addition to his training through CLEET Sheriff Cumberledge also holds an SLEC (Special Law Enforcement Commission) through the Bureau of Indian Affairs, a cross commissioner with the Chickasaw Lighthorse Police, and has a commission through the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

“I'm honored to be elected by a vote of the people to such an important position in the County. As the 16th elected Sheriff in Love County history I intend to continue building our office up and maintaining the progress that has been made in public safety in Love County. I will continue to push all of the staff members in the Sheriff's Office and the Justice Center to be better leaders for the office, as well as in the community. We have built back the trust of the community which I attribute to our dedication to transparency in the office and professionalism of the staff that I employ. I truly feel that the citizens support our office now more than ever. It is my intention to continue providing the best possible service to our citizens and it is my hope that if any of the citizens in the community run into issues they feel confident that they can reach out to our office for assistance. I look forward to the progress we make in the next 4 years of my term, and I hope that the citizens appreciate our effort enough to continue voting for me as your Sheriff for many years to come. If the citizens will have me, my goal is to remain in Love County for my entire career and it would be a great honor and my privilege to continue representing Love County as Sheriff.”

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