(KLZA)--The Johnson County, Nebraska Commission have appointed Chief Deputy Lynn Lyon as the new sheriff.

Lynn was appointed as chief deputy sheriff by Sheriff Byron Klauenberg in April of 2022.

He was hired as a Johnson County Deputy in 2013.

Lynn began his career in public service in 1985 with the United States Air Force Security Police Law Enforcement Specialist.

Lynn's career in Nebraska Law Enforcement service began with the Syracuse Police Department in 1989.