Many express interest in Hewett's job

from his blue line radio website

Law Enforcement Training

• QUESTIONED DOCUMENTS ATTENDED (AUGUST 1997)
American Institute of Applied Science Raleigh, North Carolina
• Combating the gang crisis in America Attended (September 1996)
The University of Vermont Charleston, South Carolina

• EFFECTIVELY SUPERVISING AND MANAGING Attended (December 1995) Problem Officers
Public Agency Training Council Wilmington, North Carolina
• HOSTAGE RESCUE COURSE ATTENDED (JUNE 1995)
Singleton International Fayetteville, North Carolina
• FBI NATIONAL ACADEMY 180TH SESSION ATTENDED (01/95-03/95)
FBI ACADEMY Quantico, Virginia

• PRACTICAL HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION ATTENDED (OCTOBER 1993)
Public Agency Training Council Wilmington, North Carolina
• MEDIA RELATIONS ATTENDED (AUGUST 1993)
Federal Bureau of Investigations Wilmington, North Carolina
• DIVISION of CRIMINAL INFORMATION ATTENDED (JULY 1991)
N.C. State Bureau of Investigation Wilmington, North Carolina
• HAZARDOUS MATERIALS - EMERGENCY MEDICAL ATTENDED (JUNE 1991)
N.C. Crime Control and Public Safety Wilmington, North Carolina
• SUBMACHINE GUN INSTRUCTORS ATTENDED (NOVEMBER 1990)
DEVELOPMENT SCHOOL
National Rifle Association Quantico, Virginia
• ARMORER SCHOOL PROGRAM ATTENDED (JANUARY 1989)
Smith & Wesson Springfield, Massachusetts
• SPECIALIZED FIREARMS INSTRUCTOR ATTENDED (JANUARY 1988)
N.C. Justice Academy Wilmington, North Carolina
• INTERVIEW AND INTERROGATION ATTENDED (OCTOBER 1988)
Cape Fear Community College Wilmington, North Carolina
• INSTRUCTORS TRAINING for LAW ENFORCEMENT ATTENDED (JUNE 1986)
N.C. Justice Academy Wilmington, North Carolina
• SEARCH AND SEIZURE ATTENDED (MAY 1986)
Cape Fear Community College Wilmington, North Carolina
• BASIC ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION ATTENDED (MAY 1984)
Central Missouri State University Wilmington, North Carolina
• URBAN ELEVATED OPERATIONS HOSTAGE ATTENDED (OCTOBER 1983)
NEGOTIATIONS
United States Army Fort Gordon, Georgia
• BASIC RECRUIT TRAINING ATTENDED (JANUARY 1982)
Cape Fear Technical Institute Wilmington, North Carolina
• VARIOUS DRUG ENFORCEMENT SCHOOLS
(various dates and locations)
• VARIOUS TACTICAL AND FIREARMS TRAINING
(various dates and locations)
• VARIOUS SPEED DETECTION/DWI SCHOOLS
(various dates and locations)

Professional Organizations:
FBI National Academy Associates
- Past President of the North Carolina Chapter

National Sheriff's Association
Law Enforcement Alliance of America
Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge #58
New Hanover County Law Enforcement Officers Association- Served as Board Member
North Carolina Sheriff's Association
North Carolina Law Enforcement Officers Association
New Hanover County Sheriff's Recreation and Benevolent Association
Served as Board Member and President
Crimestoppers of the Cape Fear Area
Coastal Horizons, Inc.; TASC

Awards

Advanced Law Enforcement Certificate 1998
N.C. Criminal Justice Education Training and Standards Commission
Law Enforcement Officer of the Year / Fraternal Order of Police 1996
Advanced Law Enforcement Certificate 1989
N.C. Sheriffs' Education and Training Standards Commission
Intermediate Law Enforcement Certificate 1988
General Law Enforcement Certificate 1986
The Certificate of Merit, Town of Wrightsville Beach 1981 for the retrieving a fallen firefighter from a burning building

Education
Graduated from the 180th Session of the FBI National Academy 1995
Advanced Law Enforcement Certificate 1989
Attended the University of North Carolina at Wilmington 1978
Graduated from Cape Fear Academy 1976

Education Mount Olive College, Bachelor of Criminal Justice Administration, Mount Olive College.
Community College of the Air Force, Associates of Criminal Justice, June 1996
North Carolina State University, Administrative Officer Management Program (AOMP), October 2005
USAF Air University, USAF Senior NCO Academy, October 1999
USAF Air University, USAF NCO Leadership School, November 1989
Experience
· Police Sergeant, Crime Scene Investigator Supervisor, Master Police Officer, Patrol Officer. Responsible for serving the public and supervision of assigned personnel, enforcing laws and protection of property and lives. (1993 – 2004)
· Gastonia Police Department Vice Narcotics Agent. (1992 – 1993)
· Master Sergeant (E-7) USAF Law Enforcement Specialist. Flight Chief, Superintendent of Investigations. Responsible for managing, supervising directing the activity of 125 Law Enforcement personnel. Provide Security to SJAF and its 92 thirty three million dollar each aircraft, along with its 20,000 residents. Insure proper investigation of all cases on the instillation that were in violation of state law and/or the UCMJ. (1981 – 1991)

I think it would be in the best interest of the county and everyone involved if someone from the outside is elected the new Sheriff. The county does not need a new Sheriff that comes with a lot of baggage. The county does not need to hire someone that was involved in any way to this case. Also, relatives of a Sheriff and relatives of employees of the Sheriff's office should not be hired. That only causes more problems. TL Ocean Isle Beach

I sure hope the 18 candidates aren't from the BCSD. As for social services, someone needs to check on corruption in that department. How many fathers are made to pay child support for their children and can't get social services to put their name on the birth certificates of the minor children. They have all the proof they need to send the information to the register of deeds, but aren't following guidelines. As for the social services department, it needs to be investigated for the family members that get all the help and elderly families are having to do with out. How can a department continue to give benefits to a so called mother that abandoned not one but two children. Just because the second father is afraid, she will take the child away because his name isn't on the birth certificate. Justice is for the corrupt and not the honest citizens. Who goes to jail for not paying child support, definitely not the man that they won't take his name off the birth certificate. It is the father that paternity has been proven. So get a life.

I am with some of you considering Marc Benson to temporarily fill in the sheriff's position here in Brunswick County. While I'm sure there are many others within the department wanting to take the job, we don't know the full story on Hewett yet and the Federal, soon to be handed down, indictments. We may very well be in the same position we are in now if one of those others, Caison, Ingram, Cummings, Crocker, fill the position. I say let's wait until all this boils over and see who comes out clean.

These deputies that recorded phone conversations may have set up the sheriff. We obviously never heard EVERY conversation these men had with Hewett. Suppose Hewett behaved and said the things he did because his "friends" were worse. We have no idea because the phone calls released were one sided. And seriously why didn't they stop him much earlier? Something's not right in all this.

I think we get Benson in there temporarily, until there can be an election and not let God knows who decide on someone that may be knee deep in all this mess along with Hewett. He has proven himself to be a guy that isn't afraid to tell it like it is. I'd say more people like him than don't like him and he is certainly qualified to do the job.

I plan on being there May 10th and I just might stick my hand up to be heard about this. Who knows whose name might also come up. But no matter I am against the Gang of Four getting in until the investigation is over. Nothing against any of them individually, well three of the four, and if they turn out clean then I will work for them to be elected...off the clock!

He can't do that Thunder; he has too many duties around the house to do yardwork and all now that he has lost his free clean up crew! I am sure he has a VERY long honey do list now! He better enjoy his freedom at his gateway village soon he will be behind his own set of bars!

So long Ron. We will miss your ugly mug on the tv and Beacon. By the way, why don't you apply at the Beacon for a job until you are put away for a while?

Heck Yeah; who wouldn't be interested in a $108K a year job here in Brunswick County????? That's more than a 2 person family a year! All the benefits he had too along with a Wal-Mart Credit Card and BB&T Credit Card along with the list of items that were turned in....WOW what did he EVER pay for; his mortgage or did us citizens pay that also on his BB&T card????? Our Good Ole' tax dollars paid for him and his family to live it up on the hog! I guess that carpet has been snatched out from under them.....What the life he had and HE screwed it up himself he has nobody to Thank but himself; I don't feel a damn bit sorry for him at all! His wife and kids yeah maybe a bit because of all the hell he put them through but he is a grown adult and knew what he was doing when he wasn't intoxicated!

Marc Benson should be the only one considered. If he didn't apply, call him and appoint him. He will do Brunswick Co. more good than anyone else ever has or ever will. Congratulations Sheriff Benson.

Isn't that the reason an investigation began in the first place? Let's be real. LOL

OK so let's appoint one of those who turned in their best friend and ally to save their own neck. Ingram, Crocker, Caison, Cummings. Yeah that wouldn't be a mistake. One of them traitors would fit Brunswicked just fine.

I say bring in an outsider to run things temporarily and then let the public vote on a new sheriff in November. But this mess of the same old same old getting stuffed in and rewarding the backstabbers aint right.