Jones has four tattoos that he added later in life. He never permitted his son and daughter to get tattoos and had no desire to ink himself. But the 65-year-old changed is mind three years ago.
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“Not sure why. I changed my mind. I raised hell with my kids for years telling them ‘no tattoos.’ Really surprised them,” he said with a laugh.
Jones said he researched tattoo artists. He took his short sleeve uniform shirt with him to make sure the tattoos were not visible.
Jones has a barbed wire that circles his arm with “Carpe Diem” above it, and on the other arm he has a U.S. Army Combat Engineer logo with a castle symbol. He also has a tattoo of his sheriff’s badge over his heart.
“I am very patriotic and I am proud to serve,” Jones said.
The Journal-News talked to the sheriff this week about area police agencies tattoo policies and changes there are being considered.
“We have evolved in our policy, ” Jones said.
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