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Interview with Joe Chapman
Summary of Interview
Interview conducted by James C. Wright at the 2019 POAG Convention, Marriot Riverfront hotel in Savannah. Joe has been in law enforcement for 33 years, fifteen of them as the Sheriff of Walton County. He also served in the US armed forces and deployed with the US Army to Iraq in 2003. In this interview, Joe mentions his predecessors' involvement in the Dixie Mafia cases and with Billy Sunday Birt, as well as the challenges of being a sheriff.
Location of Interview
Savannah, GA
Date of Interview
8-21-2019
Length of Interview
46 minutes
Length of Transcript
5 pages
Publisher
Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections
Disciplines
Law Enforcement and Corrections
Recommended Citation
Wright, James C., "Interview with Joe Chapman" (2019). Peace Officers Association of Georgia Oral Histories. 67.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/poag-oral-histories/67
Language
English
Document Type
Transcript with Video
Source
Peace Officers Association of Georgia
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