The Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department honored one of its own last Friday, Dec. 30., with a retirement party for Detective Sergeant J.D. Ayres.
Ayres began his law enforcement career in 1995 as a jailer/confinement officer after being hired by Kosciusko County Sheriff Al Rovenstine. In February 1996, Ayres was assigned to the road division as a deputy sheriff, according to Public Information Officer Sgt. Chad Hill.
Ayres briefly left the department in 2007 for employment in the private sector, before returning to law enforcement in 2010 as a North Webster Deputy Marshal. He returned to the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department in 2010, and was promoted to the rank of Detective Sergeant in 2011.
Sheriff Aaron Rovenstine presented a shadow box containing items associated with his various years of service while an officer with the sheriff’s department.
Ayres, and his wife Deb, have two adult daughters, Addison and Brette. Brette is continuing on her father’s career path as she is currently a patrolman with the Columbia City Police Department.
Ayres will continue to serve the county by working at the Kosciusko County Prosecutor’s Office.
