For nearly a quarter of a century, the office of Alamance County’s sheriff has been under the command of Terry S. Johnson, a 76-year-old retired SBI agent who has retained his grip on this elected position since 2002.
But even as the septuagenarian sheriff returns to the campaign trail ahead of November’s election, a new generation of law enforcement professionals has climbed through the ranks, bringing their youthful exuberance, demographic diversity, and fresh ways of thinking to the upper echelon of Johnson’s agency.
Foremost among these rising stars at the sheriff’s office is Montrese Dodson, a one-time detention officer who now serves as the major in charge of the agency’s administrative functions…