 The RCSO currently employs 178 sworn law enforcement officers and 135 Detention Officers as Deputy Sheriffs.The Rutherford County Sheriff's Office was founded in 1804 and Samuel McBride was elected the first Sheriff.In the wake of former Sheriff Robert Arnold's suspension from office, and subsequent federal corruption plea, the Rutherford County Commission appointed Mike Fitzhugh as interim sheriff on January 12, 2017.