Prummell, William "Bill"

William "Bill" Prummell
Agency	ICE
Role	Local Law Enforcement
Field Office	Unknown
State	Florida
Status	Active
Verification	Verified Verification status: Verified

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William “Bill” Prummell is the elected Sheriff of Charlotte County, Florida. He began his law enforcement career with the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office in 1992 and has served in the agency for more than three decades. Prummell was first elected Sheriff in 2012 and has since been re-elected.

Career

Prummell joined the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office in 1992 and advanced through multiple operational and leadership roles prior to his election as Sheriff. His tenure has included oversight of patrol, investigations, jail operations, and administrative divisions.

He holds a Bachelor of Arts in criminology with a minor in psychology, a Master’s degree in Business Administration, and a Master’s degree in Criminal Justice. He is a graduate of the FBI National Academy and has completed additional executive-level law enforcement training programs.

At the state level, Prummell has served in leadership roles within the Florida Sheriffs Association and has held appointments to criminal justice and public safety advisory bodies.

287(g) participation

Under Sheriff Prummell’s administration, the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office entered into a formal 287(g) Memorandum of Agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

Charlotte County operates under a Warrant Service Officer (WSO) model of the 287(g) program. This agreement authorizes designated sheriff’s office personnel to receive ICE training and certification to perform limited immigration enforcement functions, including the service of administrative immigration warrants within county jail facilities.

The current 287(g) agreement for Charlotte County, Florida was executed on May 6, 2019 and remains active. The agreement applies to jail-based operations and does not authorize street-level immigration enforcement.