Ryan Preston
Narcotics detective, Cass County Sheriff's Office · Walton
The gist
- Proposes weekly church services and baptisms in the county jail
- Proposes crisis-intervention training and treatment-first mental health responses
- Opposes enrolling the Sheriff's Office in the federal 287(g) program
- Pledges transparency about how the office spends tax money
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Proposes weekly church services and baptisms in the county jail
Candidates debate in McHale Performing Arts CenterDebate / forum transcript · Pharos-Tribune (Logansport) · Oct 1, 2026 · pharostribune.com
“We'll have baptisms, we'll have Bibles”
2026 Cass County Sheriff Primary Questionnaire: Ryan PrestonCandidate questionnaire · Pharos-Tribune (Logansport) · Mar 28, 2026 · pharostribune.com
“I will ensure that inmates have access to weekly church services, including praise and worship music”
Proposes crisis-intervention training and treatment-first mental health responses
2026 Cass County Sheriff Primary Questionnaire: Ryan PrestonCandidate questionnaire · Pharos-Tribune (Logansport) · Mar 28, 2026 · pharostribune.com
“I will ensure that deputies and correctional officers receive continued training in crisis intervention … When someone is experiencing a mental health event and does not pose a serious threat, treatment should be the first option, not incarceration.”
Opposes enrolling the Sheriff's Office in the federal 287(g) program
2026 Cass County Sheriff Primary Questionnaire: Ryan PrestonCandidate questionnaire · Pharos-Tribune (Logansport) · Mar 28, 2026 · pharostribune.com
“As the Sheriff, I would not enroll the Sheriff's Office in the 287g program.”
Pledges transparency about how the office spends tax money
2026 Cass County Sheriff Primary Questionnaire: Ryan PrestonCandidate questionnaire · Pharos-Tribune (Logansport) · Mar 28, 2026 · pharostribune.com
“I will be transparent with the community as to how their tax money is spent”