Porter County Sheriff David Lain held a press conference February 7, 2011, to announce the retirement of Chief Deputy Doug Snider, and also to announce new administrative appointments.
Sheriff Lain announced that his new Chief Deputy will be Steve Lawrence, who currently is the Major and Commander of the Investigations Division. Captain Barry Chayhitz will be appointed to Major and continue to command the Patrol Division. Lt. Jeff Biggs, who currently supervises the Drug Task Force, will become Commander of the Investigations Division. 
