Backhus promoted to Investigator

Grimes County Sheriff Deputy Swank Backhus was promoted to Criminal Investigations Division where he will work under Lt. James Ellis. Backhus, a 2006 Navasota High School graduate, began working for Grimes County as a jailer and dispatcher in 2009. In 2011, he attended and graduated from TEEX Police Academy. From Feb. 2012 through Apr. 2014 he worked the patrol division. Backhus returned to the Grimes County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Division in March of 2018 where he has exceeded the expectations of his colleagues. He was promoted to Investigator Sept. 9. Pictured Swank Backhus (left) and Grimes County Sheriff Don Sowell (right). Courtesy photo