Falls County voters elect Lopez for Sheriff

Falls County voters decided to put a new face in charge of the Falls County Sheriff’s Department on Tuesday.

Fifty-eight percent of voters voted for Democratic challenger Joe Lopez to replace embattled Sheriff Ricky Scaman.

Lopez, a law enforcement officer since 1984, is a Marlin native.

Falls County Commissioners passed a resolution in September to hand over control of the sheriff’s office from Scaman to his chief deputy. The move was in response to the charges Scaman faces, including sexual assault and assault on a public servant.

Scaman was arrested by Texas Rangers on Sept. 21. A Falls County Grand Jury indicted him on one count of sexual assault, two counts of assault public servant and two counts of official oppression.

Marlin ISD

Marlin ISD voters selected Rosalyn Renee Dimerson and Sammie Lofton-Washington as District Trustees At Large and Debra Levels-McDavid as Trustee District 1. Dimerson received 528 votes, Lofton-Washington received 365 votes to win the two spots. Jimmie House received 156 votes. Levels-McDavid had not challenger. She received 162 votes.

County offices

All other countywide offices had no contested races in the general election. Those elected were: Constable Precinct 1 Jonathan Shoemaker; Constable Precinct 2 Marion Humphrey; Constable Precinct 3 Jerry Loden; Constable Precinct 4 Jerry Wood; County Commissioner Precinct 1 Milton Albright; County Commissioner Precinct 3 Jason Willberg; District Attorney Kathryn Jody Gilliam; Tax Assessor-Collector Kayci Nehring.