Name:                         LUTHER CARL KNIGHT (L.C.)

Address:   
     
Dorchester County Sheriff’s Office
212 Deming Way        
Summerville, South Carolina 29483
Phone: (843) 832-0300

Graduate of the SC Criminal Justice Academy - 1977

Career Experience:  

Dorchester County Sheriff2009 - Present
Dorchester County Magistrate2004 - 2006
South Carolina Law Enforcement Division1976 - 2004
Agent1976 - 1978
Lieutenant1978 - 1986
Administrative Lt.1986 - 1996
Captain (special agent, in charge of Low Country Region)1996 - 2004
Gifford Hill Cement Co. Lab Technician/Shift Forman1974 - 1976
Harleyville-Ridgeville High School Teacher/Football Coach1973 - 1974
Partner: Knightsville Commerce Center1963 - Present

Community/Social Activities:

Summerville Exchange Club
Ancient and Accepted Masonic Lodge
Member of Knightsville United Methodist Church
Summerville Boat Club
Kiwanis Club of Summerville
Member of the Omar Shrine Temple
Charleston Southern University Board of Visitors
South Carolina Sheriff’s Association

Achievements:                      

1999 - Summerville High School Athletic Hall of Fame

Personal Information:

                        Date of Birth:             April 3, 1942
                        Spouse:                       Rhonda Guerard Knight
                        Children:                     Troy Guerard Knight (deceased)
                                                            Kelly Knight
                        Grandchildren:           Madelyn Grace Byrd
                                                            Troy Heaton Byrd
                        Father:                        Carl Knight
                        Mother:                      Vivian Shealy Knight Haynes
                        Interests:                    Community Service, Fishing