{"id":209407,"date":"2026-03-28T08:49:23","date_gmt":"2026-03-28T08:49:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/209407\/"},"modified":"2026-03-28T08:49:23","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T08:49:23","slug":"miami-dade-sheriffs-office-names-three-new-assistant-sheriffs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/209407\/","title":{"rendered":"Miami-Dade Sheriff\u2019s Office names three new assistant sheriffs"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Newly<\/p>\n

Newly appointed Assistant Sheriffs Javier Ruiz, Fernand Charles Jr. and Andrew Glass.<\/p>\n

Miami-Dade County Sheriff\u2019s Office<\/p>\n

After removing three high-ranking deputies from the command staff, the Miami-Dade Sheriff\u2019s Office has announced new promotions to assistant sheriff.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe designation of Andrew Glass, Javier Ruiz and Fernand Charles to Assistant Sheriffs will strengthen the quality of services we provide our community,\u201d Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz said in a statement Thursday night.<\/p>\n

The moves come a week after the sheriff\u2019s office announced that Eric Garcia, Shawn Browne and Brian Rafky had been removed from their positions. Garcia and Browne left the sheriff\u2019s office, and Rafky stayed on with a lower rank.<\/p>\n

READ MORE: Miami-Dade Sheriff\u2019s Office removes three top commanders in staff shakeup<\/a><\/p>\n

This marks the first major staff realignment since Cordero-Stutz became the first elected leader of the newly established sheriff\u2019s office. The agency transitioned from a police department to a sheriff\u2019s office in January 2025, following a 2018 referendum requiring that the heads of all Florida county law enforcement agencies be elected.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Miami-Dade sheriff recognizes that leadership changes are not only routine but also essential for the success of public safety,\u201d the sheriff\u2019s office stated last week. \u201cThese transitions play a crucial role in the comprehensive transformation from a county department to a fully independent sheriff\u2019s office, ensuring our commitment to excellence in service and responsiveness to the community.\u201d<\/p>\n

The sheriff\u2019s office has not said what prompted the change in leadership.<\/p>\n

Who are the new assistant sheriffs? \"Miami-Dade Miami-Dade County Assistant Sheriff Fernand Charles Jr. Miami-Dade County Sheriff\u2019s Office. <\/p>\n

Division Chief Fernand Charles Jr. is a 22-year law enforcement veteran who grew up in Broward County and graduated from Nova High School in Davie. He has a bachelor\u2019s degree in criminal justice and a master\u2019s degree in justice administration, according to a biography provided by the sheriff\u2019s office.<\/p>\n

His previous assignment, as a major, was with the Homicide Bureau, responsible for conducting investigations of all deaths that occur in unincorporated Miami-Dade County and 27 of the county\u2019s municipalities. Charles has also worked Organized Crimes Bureau, Northwest District Bike Unit, Domestic Crimes Bureau and in internal affairs. He also worked with the \u201cBikes Up, Guns Down\u201d campaign \u201cthrough a public awareness educational component and increasing enforcement with additional uniformed patrols and undercover deputies,\u201d his bio reads.<\/p>\n

\"Miami-Dade Miami-Dade County Assistant Sheriff Javier Ruiz. Miami-Dade County Sheriff\u2019s Office. <\/p>\n

Division Chief Javier I. Ruiz serves as division chief for the centralized services division, where he oversees five bureaus: central records, communications, the Miami-Dade training center, community affairs and fleet management, according to his bio provided by the sheriff\u2019s office. He holds a bachelor\u2019s degree in criminal justice and a master\u2019s degree in disaster management from Florida International University, and is a graduate of the FBI National Academy (Session 289) and the Southern Police Institute\u2019s Command Officer Development Course.<\/p>\n

Ruiz has worked officer, where he served as a field training officer and detective. As a sergeant, he worked in patrol, general investigations, and Internal Affairs. He later served as a lieutenant overseeing disciplinary coordination and as captain of the robbery bureau, according to his bio provided by the sheriff\u2019s office.<\/p>\n

\"Miami-Dade Miami-Dade County Assistant Sheriff Andrew Glass. Miami-Dade Sheriff\u2019s Office <\/p>\n

Division Chief Andrew Glass is a 30-year veteran of the Miami-Dade Sheriff\u2019s Office and currently leads the specialized investigations\u2019 bureau. Glass has held numerous leadership positions, including command assignments in the public corruption investigations bureau, the homicide bureau, the personnel management bureau, Kendall’s district, the Homeland Security bureau, the court services bureau, the governmental services bureau, and the warrants bureau.<\/p>\n

Glass holds a master\u2019s degree in justice administration from Faulkner University and a bachelor\u2019s degree in criminal justice from Lynn University.<\/p>\n

This story was originally published March 27, 2026 at 8:37 AM.<\/p>\n

Milena Malaver<\/a><\/p>\n

Miami Herald<\/p>\n

Milena Malaver covers crime and breaking news for the Miami Herald. She was born and raised in Miami-Dade and is a graduate of Florida International University. She joined the Herald shortly after graduating.\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Newly appointed Assistant Sheriffs Javier Ruiz, Fernand Charles Jr. and Andrew Glass. Miami-Dade County Sheriff\u2019s Office After removing…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":209408,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[95784,123,125,124,95785,3278,26133],"class_list":{"0":"post-209407","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-miami","8":"tag-assistant-sheriffs","9":"tag-miami","10":"tag-miami-headlines","11":"tag-miami-news","12":"tag-miami-dade-leadership","13":"tag-miami-dade-sheriffs-office","14":"tag-rosie-cordero-stutz"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/209407","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=209407"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/209407\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/209408"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=209407"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=209407"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=209407"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}