{"id":406239,"date":"2026-09-21T14:56:08","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T14:56:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/406239\/"},"modified":"2026-09-21T14:56:08","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T14:56:08","slug":"new-undersheriff-announced-for-jacksonville","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/406239\/","title":{"rendered":"New undersheriff announced for Jacksonville"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\">JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2014 Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters announced Monday that he will name Mark Romano as undersheriff this week. Romano has served at JSO for nearly 30 years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\">Waters announced Sunday the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.actionnewsjax.com\/news\/local\/sheriff-tk-waters-announces-undersheriff-shawn-coarseys-retirement\/XAZV6CTSOJBUTLDEDCBBPBDZVE\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.actionnewsjax.com\/news\/local\/sheriff-tk-waters-announces-undersheriff-shawn-coarseys-retirement\/XAZV6CTSOJBUTLDEDCBBPBDZVE\/\">retirement of Undersheriff Shawn Coarsey<\/a> who has been with JSO for nearly 32 years. Coarsey was appointed undersheriff in March 2023.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\">Romano began his career with the Jacksonville Sheriff\u2019s Office as a patrol officer and worked his way through the promotional ranks, a JSO news release states. Former Sheriff Mike Williams appointed Romano to an executive role in 2020.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\">During the administration of Sheriff Waters, Romano has held multiple executive leadership positions within the agency, JSO said. He previously served as director of investigations and homeland security. Romano currently serves as director of patrol and enforcement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.actionnewsjax.com\/live-breaking\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.actionnewsjax.com\/live-breaking\/\" target=\"_blank\">&gt;&gt;&gt; STREAM ACTION NEWS JAX LIVE &lt;&lt;&lt;<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\">[DOWNLOAD: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.actionnewsjax.com\/mobile-apps\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Free Action News Jax app for alerts as news breaks<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\">[SIGN UP: <a href=\"https:\/\/membercenter.actionnewsjax.com\/newsletters\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Action News Jax Daily Headlines Newsletter<\/a>] <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.actionnewsjax.com\/mobile-apps\/\" title=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Click here<\/a> to download the free Action News Jax news and weather apps, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.actionnewsjax.com\/mobile-apps\/\" title=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">click here<\/a> to download the Action News Jax Now app for your smart TV and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.actionnewsjax.com\/video\/\" title=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">click here<\/a> to stream Action News Jax live.<\/p>\n<p>Action News Jax Top Stories<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2014 Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. 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