The Johnson County sheriff confirmed to NBC News that he gave the badge to Walker and that his department could enlist the former Georgia Bulldog to assist in a crisis situation.

In a video posted by his campaign Monday night, Walker poses with Johnson County Sheriff Greg Rowland and once again holds up the badge that he produced in his only debate so far against his ...

Republican Senate candidate Herschel Walker defended pulling out a sheriff’s badge during Friday’s closely watched debate in Georgia, telling NBC in an interview that aired on Sunday it was ...

Georgia GOP Senate candidate Herschel Walker released a video arguing that a sheriff’s badge he flashed at a recent debate was in fact real, at least according to the Johnson County Sheriff. In ...

The badge Walker brandished during the debate was an honorary sheriff's badge, according to a video posted from his official Twitter account Monday, given to him by Johnson County Sheriff Greg ...

Walker also has an honorary badge from the sheriff department in Johnson County in East Georgia, which includes his hometown, Wrightsville. Representatives for the sheriff’s departments in both ...

According to the executive director of the Georgia Sheriffs’ Association, J. Terry Norris, Mr Walker’s badge grants him no police powers . Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent.