County Sheriff
After serious budget cuts threaten department funding veteran Sheriff Joseph J. Jenkins takes an opportunity to have his department featured on a national reality TV series. The TV crew follows the daily musings of department rejects Richard (Rick) Riverson and James (Jim) Johnson whom to date have never solved a crime, though are quite infamous in their local community.
Jim is fired from the FBI after unsuccessfully attempting to apprehend terror suspect Douglas Newton (24/7), and illegally shutting down a police department. Weeks later, Rick is jobless and drunk, when suddenly he's taken captive by a ragtag group of vigilante crime fighters hell bent on taking down 24/7s new militia
After being forcibly recruited into Joe's new vigilante task-force, Rick & Jim are assigned to recover several classified files from Joe's desk at the defunct sheriff building. On arrival, they're ambushed by Mr. 24/7 and an undercover agent who are planning to destroy the sheriff's department and all of the stored evidence.
Suspected vigilante terror suspects Rick & Jim are held for interrogation by FBI special agent Derrick Derrickson for bombing the sheriff building.
Joe receives a tip that 24/7s militia is operating out of a residence in the northwest side of the county. He orders his task-force (minus himself) to go there and shoot them up seeking vengeance for his beloved sheriff's department.
After successfully lobbying to reopen the sheriff's department, Joe and crew settle into their new home. Recently promoted Rick and Jim head out on patrol for the first time in nearly a year.
A man calls the sheriff's department notifying them someone stole his boat. Undersheriff Rick Riverson refuses to help so the man takes matters into his own hands and breaks into his neighbors garage.
Jill demands to be taken more seriously in the department and blackmails Joe into letting her go on patrol with Rick and Jim.
Rick and Jim are on routine patrol when Laquita dispatches the team to a domestic dispute. On arrival, things get heated as Rick and Jim learn the suspect is one of their own. Can the dynamic duo calm the couple?
Joe suspends Jill without pay and forces Jim to cover dispatch. This causes Rick's arch nemesis, Deputy Gary Greenman, to go on patrol with him.
Joe orders Rick & Jim to safely escort Jill to the suspected operations center of 24/7 to infiltrate his militia and drug operations. Clueless, Rick & Jim destroy any hope the sting had of succeeding.
The pilot episode to "County Sheriff" debuts legendary sheriff officers Rick & Jim fighting crime in the community.
The dynamic crime fighting team attempts to stop an evasively slow moving vehicle, where the driver is ejecting many objects from his vehicle, including, a baby.
Lt. Sheriff Jim Johnson has been fired, Sheriff Joe Jenkins orders that a new deputy is hired to fill Johnson's vacated post. Rick begins investigating the whereabouts of his lost friend.
Rick soon finds out that he must move on from finding Jim as Joe has assigned a detective friend to keep tabs on him. Rick begins accepting Burt as his new partner, when he suddenly hits something with the cruiser.
Rick & Burt are dispatched to a breaking & entering, when Rick suddenly suffers a heart attack. He's then transported into the past for a meeting with a legendary police officer.
Joe assigns Rick to undercover duty in an attempt to stop a massive drug crime ring in the counties esteemed 'red light district'. Suddenly, Rick & Burt are taken captive by an evil drug lord and held for ransom.
Rick & Burt are taken captive by a drug dealer in the counties crime heavy 'red light district.' The dealer makes demands to their supervisor, Sheriff Joe Jenkins, who assures the dealer that he doesn't negotiate with terrorists. Detective Rodriguez befriends Riverson and attempts to tell him something that could ruin Burt. Brad Fewins reprises his role as Detective Ricky Rodriquez in the conclusion of the two part episode, 'The Deal'.
Burt is contacted by mysterious evil drug lord Cletus Clarence who blackmails him into helping him plan his partners death. Later, Rick and Burt respond to a disturbing the peace call and find C.C. in the red light district. The crime team decides to take him in for questioning.
Burt calls in sick, leaving Jill to fill in and go on patrol with Rick. Burt is once again contacted by Douglas Newton AKA C.C., who forces him to create a distraction at the county liquor store.
Rick & Joe prepare to arrest Burt for robbing a liquor store when he suddenly sneaks off and takes refuge at Douglas Newton's house. There, he learns Douglas is building a bomb which he plans to use on Lt. Riverson. Former County Sheriff Lieutenant Jim Johnson returns as FBI Agent Jim Johnson in the chilling season finale of County Sheriff.
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| Language | English |
| Release | 2004-09-10 |
| Producer | Bright Idea Pictures |