Robert W. Carter

Robert Wesley Carter is the former chief of the Graysville Police Department and current chief of the Adamsville Police Department.

Biography

In the 1970s, Carter was an officer in the Adamsville Police Department.

Carter was a sergeant and Graysville's acting police chief on September 12, 2003 when the Jefferson County Personnel Board provided a list of candidates to fill the job permanently which did not include him. Although he had passed the police chief exam, he was outscored by other candidates. Mayor Wayne Tuggle initially refused to interview the other candidates, although he was forced to remove Carter from his acting chief position. In early February 2004, Tuggle reinstated Carter as acting chief, citing an emergency need. Given a February 20 deadline, Tuggle finally interviewed three of the candidates at 4:00 a.m. on February 19, but did not hire anyone before the deadline. Finally, in early March, the Personnel Board gave the mayor a new candidate list which included Carter and he was sworn in as Graysville's permanent police chief on March 16, 2004.

Almost three years later, in February 2007, the city disbanded the department in favor of contracting with the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office to cut costs, leaving Carter without a job.

In May 2007, Carter returned to the Adamsville police force as chief.

Preceded by: ?	Chief of Graysville Police Department 2004–2007	Succeeded by: none
Preceded by: ?	Chief of Adamsville Police Department 2007–present	Succeeded by: (current)