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Richard Minton

Richard Minton

Veteran Law Enforcement Officer (44 Years)

Certified Illinois Concealed Carry Instructor, certified Police Firearms Instructor, Patrol Rifle Instructor.

Richard "Flip" Minton is a 44-year law enforcement veteran. He started with the West Frankfort Police Department at age 17 as a dispatcher and has spent the last 41 years with the Franklin County Sheriff's Office as a dispatcher, patrol deputy, detective, and now investigations lieutenant. Flip is a special federal officer with the United States Secret Service attached to a cybercrimes task force and is affiliated with the Illinois Attorney General's Office Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. He has extensive training in digital forensics, network intrusions, and child exploitation investigations, and has served as IT manager for the Franklin County E911 system for the last 15 years.