Dubois County sheriff loses Indiana law enforcement certification but keeps elected office

By: Casey Smith

Outlets: Indiana Capital Chronicle

Published: June 15, 2026

Words: 722

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 2 days ago

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The Indiana Law Enforcement Training Board accepted Dubois County Sheriff Thomas Kleinhelter’s voluntary relinquishment of his certification Monday — but the action does not remove the embattled sheriff from his office.

Kleinhelter will serve as county sheriff without the law enforcement credentials required of most Hoosier police officers. Indiana’s sheriffs are elected constitutional officers whose authority comes from voters rather than certification by the state training board.

He also continues to face pending criminal …

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