About Ramone

Marshal Ramone Lamkin graduated from T.W. Josey High School in 1993. He attended Columbus State University Command College where he studied Professional Management. Marshal Lamkin holds a Bachelors and Masters Degree in Criminal Justice from Saint Leo University.

Marshal Lamkin has 20 years of experience in law enforcement. Before being elected as Marshal of Richmond County in 2016, he began his law enforcement career at the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office where he served in the detention center, the Road Patrol and Traffic Division. In 2002 Marshal Lamkin joined the Georgia State Patrol and became a state trooper serving across the state. He was promoted to the rank of Corporal, and served as the Assistant Post Commander in Swainsboro and Washington Georgia. He was also assigned to the Counter Terrorism Task Force for the State of Georgia.

In 2012, Marshal Lamkin rejoined the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office to become the Division Commander of the Traffic Safety Division as a Lieutenant. He was one of fourteen members of the Sheriff’s Office who lead the daily operations of the 755-man agency. In his division, he lead 140 personnel as they helped carry out the Sheriff’s goals and strategies.

Marshal Lamkin graduated from the FBI National Academy in 2019. He is also a Georgia Peace Officers Standards and Training (POST) Basic Certified Instructor and Standard Field Sobriety Instructor. Marshal Lamkin also acts as an Adjunct Instructor for the Police Academy and still instructs new hires.

Marshal Lamkin has initiated or been involved in many professional and community initiatives over the years including Operation Rolling Thunder (RCSO and Governor’s Office of Highway Safety), the HEAT Program (RCSO and Governor’s Office of Highway Safety), 2015 Fall Safety Fair Initiative (RCSO), and Child Seat Technician Initiative (RCSO).

As the Marshal of Richmond County, Marshal Lamkin is dedicated to keeping Augusta CLEAN and SAFE. Marshal Lamkin’s office participates in the C.A.V.E. (Crimes Against the Vulnerable and Elderly) Task Force and has initiated programs locally such as Eddie Eagle. Under his leadership, the Marshal’s Office began investigating and charging certain cases of illegal dumping as felonies in an effort to improve health and quality of life for Richmond County’s citizens and to aid in city beautification efforts. His building security teams have intensified their own training, as well as providing active shooter training to government employees occupying government facilities, all in an effort to insure the safety and security of our facilities’ occupants and visitors.

Marshal Lamkin has three beautiful children: Hailey, Amelio Jr. (A.J.), and Brooke. They attend New Exodus Missionary Baptist Church where Marshal Lamkin serves on the Trustee Board. Marshal Lamkin also serves on the board of the Boys & Girls Clubs of the CSRA and the Augusta Partnership for Children and is a member of Rotary Club of Augusta and Omega Psi Phi Fraternity.