Democratic Party candidate for Johnson County Sheriff Byron Roberson gets a hug from a supporter at an election night watch party on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in downtown Overland Park.

Nov. 5, 2024, is a day Byron Roberson will never forget. It’s the day he was elected as the first Black sheriff of Johnson County, and the first Democrat to serve in nearly a century.

Democratic Party candidate for Johnson County Sheriff Byron Roberson gets a hug from a supporter at an election night watch party on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in downtown Overland Park.

Byron Roberson, the Prairie Village Police Chief, is the first Democrat in years to hold the position of Johnson County Sheriff. Incumbent Calvin Hayden, a Republican, lost in the August primary ...

Byron Roberson is the first Democrat in 96 years, and the first African American, to hold the office of Johnson County Sheriff. Chosen by voters in last week's election, Roberson succeeds the ...

Johnson County voters chose Byron Roberson as their next sheriff in a close race Tuesday, electing a Democrat to lead the department for the first time in nearly a century and after heavy scrutiny ...

Prairie Village Police Chief Byron Roberson makes history as the affluent county’s first African American sheriff. It’s overdue. Facebook/Byron Roberson for Sheriff No one can deny Prairie ...

Byron Roberson. With 30 years of experience in law enforcement, Roberson started his career serving in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve before working as an undercover narcotics officer, ...

Johnson County Sheriff Byron Roberson officially ended the years-long election fraud investigation initiated by his predecessor, Calvin Hayden. It produced no criminal charges.

Sheriff Byron Roberson (KCTV5) “It feels great,” Roberson said. “But I feel even greater that no one will ever have to say ‘the first African American’ to hold this role.

Current Johnson County Sheriff Bryon Roberson prevailed in the general election. "What stood out to me was that, there appeared to be, not a lot of information, not a lot of substance," Roberson said.

Johnson County Sheriff Byron Roberson officially ended the years-long election fraud investigation initiated by his predecessor, Calvin Hayden. It produced no criminal charges.