Lee County Sheriff given high caliber honor

Published: Dec. 17, 2008 at 11:57 PM EST|Updated: Dec. 22, 2008 at 5:13 PM EST

By Jim Wallace - bio | email

December 17, 2008

LEE COUNTY, GA (WALB) -The Outgoing Lee County Sheriff got a high caliber honor Wednesday.

Harold Breeden employees surprised him  with this shadowbox plaque, and

inside a Glock pistol with his name and Sheriff's emblem engraved on it. Breeden said the

hardest part of leaving office at the end of the month will be leaving his employees.

Lee County Sheriff Harold Breeden said  "This is my family. And not seeing some of their ugly faces everyday, it's gonna be hard. But I am still going to stay in touch with them."

Breeden served as Lee County Sheriff for 20 years. He says he plans to spend time with his wife and improve his golf game.

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