Today we said goodbye to one awesome and amazing man, Mark Usnick. Mark came to us 7 years ago wanting to reserve for us. Mark was one that had never been in Law Enforcement before just showed an interest. He went to the Academy at Amarillo College and upon graduation we accepted him into our unit, best thing we ever did! Now little background, as I said Mark was not in law enforcement, he was a professor at Amarillo College. But you could always count on Mark to be at the PCSO nearly every Friday to work a beat or taking a trip to go pick up fugitives from somewhere within a 500 mile range. He got to where he was so familiar with everything he would come in and ride by himself. He would put in countless FREE hours at PCSO and saving the County lots of money! He was a true asset. He even became the Captain and leader of the reserve unit. As with all things life changes and we have to move on, he got a promotion within the College with more responsibilty so he had to give up something. We hated to see Mark go but, Mark thanks for your dedication to PSCO and Potter County for 7 years. We wish you the very best!

Back on 8-21-17 we had an incident in the court holding where an inmate attempted suicide. The inmate went down and was not breathing. Our court holding personal started life saving efforts. An attorney was also present in the court holding. Attorney Steven Denny immediately jumped in to help with CPR. With the quick response from the Court Holding Corrections Officers and Attorney Steven Denny the inmate was saved and is alive and well today. On 9-13-17 we presented Attorney Steven Denny a plaque of thanks for helping save a life. Greatly appreciated Mr. Denny, thanks for jumping in to help. It should be noted that Mr. Denny is a volunteer fireman for the Potter County Fire and Rescue and has only been on the department for a couple of months. Thanks again for your help and service to the County being a part of the Fire Rescue Dept.