Lt. Rodney Smith lives in Coolville with his wife Brenda and son Troy. Rodney is a graduate of Federal Hocking High school and received his law enforcement training from Hocking College.

He started working at the Sheriff's Office in 1987 as a Corrections Officer. After finishing his basic training he was promoted to a Deputy Sheriff. He worked as a road patrol deputy until 1996, during this time he was promoted to Sergeant. Rodney has been a Lieutenant since 2000 and currently supervises the midnights shift at that capacity.

You can contact Lt. Smith via email at rsmith@athenssheriff.com