4 New Deputies Join the Tom Green County Sheriff’s Office

The new deputies who pinned on their Tom Green County Sheriff’s Office badges for the first time were Ty Wall, Andrea Macias, Kevin Wojtek, and Hayden Pipkin.

“You’ll learn quickly that there’s a right way to do it and a wrong way to do it. Be discriminating to make good judgments. Above all, uphold the law and represent the public. I am so excited that y’all have come forward to join,” Maxwell told the new deputies.

Maxwell is a well-known figure in Texas law enforcement circles. As a Texas Ranger, he was part of a team that built the 1999 case leading to the prosecution of “The Railroad Killer” Rafael Resendez. In 2003, he solved a case concerning the murder of his sister, Diane, who was murdered in 1969. More recently, Maxwell served as the director of the Law Enforcement Division at the Office of the Attorney General. He was a witness against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton during last year’s impeachment hearings in the Texas Senate.

"Don't ever lose how special this calling is," the sheriff said. "You'll have a task worth doing every time you roll out of bed, even when it's a routine shift. You'll think nothing is going to happen. That's the day that can change your life. That's the day you can really make an impact on someone else. I still see crime victims from time to time — cases we worked on years ago — and they will always remember you and what you did for them."

Sheriff Hanna said there are two more recruits in testing as of today, and if those recruits pass the course, the Tom Green Sheriff’s Office will be fully staffed on the patrol deputy side.