Our new undersheriff is Pat Turturici. Just putting his name in google leads you to a wealth of links and controversy. I don't know how much of it is true. It seems he ran, as undersheriff, for sheriff in San Benito County for the 2010 election. It was a really nasty/dirty campaign (sound familiar?).
He was accused of fraternizing with a known felon, and accepting campaign contributions from the same felon.
The only thing I do know for a fact is that he was hired by an unqualified oral board. Not a single member that sat on the oral board meets the qualifications on the job notice for undersheriff. From what I have read, Mr. Turturici has no street experience at all. San Benito County put him through POST (academy) while he was working at their jail as a CO. He was never actually assigned a beat. All of his experience, before his first undersheriff position, was in corrections. This could be good news, if he is put in command of our now commanderless, dangerously understaffed jail. If this is the case, I can only hope that it all comes back to him quickly, and he's able to pull things out there together, without feeling like he needs to be friends with the inmates (like Mr. Rivero).
I will do my best to keep you updated as this story developes.
He was accused of fraternizing with a known felon, and accepting campaign contributions from the same felon.
The only thing I do know for a fact is that he was hired by an unqualified oral board. Not a single member that sat on the oral board meets the qualifications on the job notice for undersheriff. From what I have read, Mr. Turturici has no street experience at all. San Benito County put him through POST (academy) while he was working at their jail as a CO. He was never actually assigned a beat. All of his experience, before his first undersheriff position, was in corrections. This could be good news, if he is put in command of our now commanderless, dangerously understaffed jail. If this is the case, I can only hope that it all comes back to him quickly, and he's able to pull things out there together, without feeling like he needs to be friends with the inmates (like Mr. Rivero).
I will do my best to keep you updated as this story developes.
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