Office of the Chief of Police
Chief David W. Bouknight, III, serves as the Chief of Police for the Batesburg-Leesville Police Department. Chief Bouknight also serves at the agency's Evidence Custodian. David “Dave” Willard Bouknight, III, was born and raised in Batesburg-Leesville. He graduated from Batesburg-Leesville High School in 1995. He attended Clemson University and received a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Education: Human Resource Development in 2000. Dave is currently enrolled at Clemson University and in the process of obtaining a Master’s Degree in Public Administration.
Dave began his law enforcement career while at Clemson University as a reserve officer for the Town of Pickens. Upon graduation, he continued his reserve time with the Springdale Police Department, where he was hired full time in March of 2002. He rose to the rank of Sergeant while with the Springdale Police Department. In November of 2007, he began his time with the Town of Batesburg-Leesville Police Department. During his time with the Town of Batesburg-Leesville, he has held the positions of Patrol Sergeant, Engineer with the Batesburg-Leesville Fire Department, Code Enforcement, Crime Scene/Evidence Sergeant, Lieutenant, Captain and is currently the Chief of Police.
Dave is married and has two children. His family has three dogs and they all love spending time together. He is active member at Hulon Baptist Church, where he is a Deacon and runs the sound system for church services.
Matthew 22:37-40
Major Corey S. Nimons as the Assistant Chief of Police for the Batesburg-Leesville Police Department. Major Nimons manages the functions of the day-to-day operations of the Patrol Division of the agency and serves as the agency's Professional Standards Investigator. Major Nimons is a native of Columbia, South Carolina. He is a Dutch Fork High School graduate with an associate’s degree in Criminal justice. Major Nimons joined the United States Marine Corps in Aug. 2001 and served honorably until Oct. 2006. While serving, his jobs included motor vehicle operator, range couch, and finally a Primary Marksmanship Instructor, for what was then called the 2nd Transportation Support Battalion, in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. He was deployed to Iraq three times, earning several ribbons and awards such as the Combat Action Ribbon, and Presidential Unit Citation. In March of 2008, Major Nimons started his career in Law enforcement, as a deputy sheriff for the Richland County Sheriff’s Department, reaching the rank of Master Deputy, as the assistant road supervisor. In Oct 2015, Major Nimons began working at the Batesburg-Leesville Police Department. While at the agency, Major Nimons held the positions of patrol officer, Road Sgt., Gang investigator, Narcotics Investigator, S.R.T. member, firearms instructor, patrol rifle instructor, hostage/crisis negotiator, and currently serves as the Patrol Division Commander.
Matthew 5:9
Captain, Patrol Commander - Charles Holloway