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United States Marshal Ed Laster

  Ed Laster is the Acting United States Marshal for the Western District of Tennessee.
He received the U.S. Department of Justice Award for Meritorious Service in 1991 from U.S. Attorney Hickman Ewing for his work as case agent on a large cocaine conspiracy investigation in Dyer County, Tennessee. In 1997, he was awarded the U.S. Department of Justice Outstanding Service Award for his work as case agent for one of the largest crack cocaine investigations in Tennessee history, an investigation that resulted in the conviction of 19 individuals from Los Angeles to rural West Tennessee. He also served as the Team Leader of the TBI’s Jackson Regional Office High Risk Entry Team.

Marshal Jolley has a Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice from Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) and is a graduate of the FBI National Academy in Quantico, Virginia. While in college, he began working at the United Parcel Service (UPS) Nashville, Tennessee hub center. He was selected to attend the UPS Management School and later attained the position of shift supervisor prior to beginning his career in law enforcement.

Marshal Jolley is a member of a number of law enforcement organizations, including the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), the National Sheriff’s Association, the Memphis Metropolitan Area Chiefs of Police Association, the West Tennessee Criminal Investigators Association, and the FBI National Academy Alumni Association.

 
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