By Trevor Reid | Greeley Tribune
Turner, a captain at the agency, has been with the sheriff’s office since 2012
Since 1987, there have only been three Weld County sheriffs: Ed Jordan, John Cooke and Steve Reams.
In November 2026, Matt Turner hopes to add his name to that list.
“We have a rich history in Weld County of building our sheriffs in the office,” Turner said. “Not seeing that person freaks me out. So I don’t want to say I feel like I have to do this, but I don’t see anybody else. And I want to make sure the sheriff’s office is taken care of.”
Turner lists five primary things he plans to focus on if he is elected as the 40th sheriff of Weld County.
First, he wants to attack what he believes is at the root of just about every crime: drugs.
“All crime has a nexus to drugs,” Turner said. “Property crime — people steal stuff so they can buy drugs, right? Violent crime has a connection to drugs. Sexual crime has a connection to drugs. Everything has a connection to drugs.”
He also plans to get back to his Warrant Wednesday roots, as Turner was the agency’s public information officer when the mid-week social media posts were in full swing. Now, with more than 10,000 warrants active at any given time in Weld County, he plans to ramp up efforts to arrest those with criminal warrants.
Next, he plans to turn inward and increase physical and mental health resources for sheriff’s office personnel.
