$203,890.00 annual salary you pay Sheriff Joshua Ray. You have gotten 5 criminal officers for 200k!

Annual Salary for 2027

For the 2026–2027 fiscal year (FY2027) budget adopted in September 2026, the annual salary for the Guadalupe County Sheriff is set at $203,890. This reflects a 3% cost-of-living increase from his previous salary of $197,186. [1, 2]

Officers Charged with Crimes under His Administration

Multiple personnel have been terminated and criminally charged following internal and state investigations:

• Jillian Heard & Oscar Castillo (January 2026): Both deputies were terminated and faced criminal charges following separate investigations by the Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Division. It was determined that both committed separate acts of assault–family violence causing bodily injury. [1]
• Andrew Kee, Isaiah Charles, & Rudy Garcia (July 2026): Three detention officers (including Corporal Garcia) were arrested following an investigation led by the Texas Rangers. They were criminally charged with improper sexual activity with a person in custody and civil rights violations involving an inmate at the Guadalupe County Adult Detention Center.