The law enforcement community is mourning the passing of former Greene County Sheriff John Pierpont.
Pierpont, who was born in 1929, died Tuesday.
He served as sheriff from 1980 to 2000.
Before that, he was the U.S. Marshal for Western Missouri from 1970 to 1974.
Pierpont’s father was also the Greene County Sheriff back in the 1930s.
It is with much sadness that we announce the passing of former Greene County Sheriff John T. Pierpont.
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Posted by Greene County Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday, March 9, 2021
