Ayres Retires From Law Enforcement After Two Decades

January 6, 2017 at 8:08 p.m.

By Staff Report-

Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department Detective Sgt. J.D. Ayres retired Dec. 30, according to a news release from KCSD.
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.
Ayres left the department for employment in the private sector in 2007, 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 Ayres with a shadow box containing items associated with Ayres’ various years of service while an officer with the KCSD.
Ayres, and his wife, Deb, have two adult daughters, Addison and Brette. Brette is continuing on her father’s career path as she is a patrol officer with the Columbia City Police Department.

Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department Detective Sgt. J.D. Ayres retired Dec. 30, according to a news release from KCSD.
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.
Ayres left the department for employment in the private sector in 2007, 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 Ayres with a shadow box containing items associated with Ayres’ various years of service while an officer with the KCSD.
Ayres, and his wife, Deb, have two adult daughters, Addison and Brette. Brette is continuing on her father’s career path as she is a patrol officer with the Columbia City Police Department.
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