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[[Image:{{Infobox Biography| subject_name =H. R. "Ron" McNesby| image_name =RonMcNesby.jpg| image_size =175px| image_caption =| date_of_birth =[[May 22]], [[1944]]|thumbplace_of_birth =|rightdate_of_death =|place_of_death =| occupation =Law enforcement officer<br/>Former [[Escambia County Sheriff ]]| religion =| spouse =Nellie McNesby| parents =| children =Ron McNesby]]Jr., Misti}}'''H. R. Harry Ronald "Ron" McNesby''' (nicknamed '''Ronnie Mac''') is the current a former [[Escambia County Sheriff]]. He was first elected in [[2000]] and again in [[2004]].
Born McNesby lost his bid for re-election for a third term in the Republican primary election held [[May 22August 26]], [[1944]] in Pensacola, McNesby attended [[Pensacola Junior College2008]] and Troy State University before joining the [[Escambia County Sheriff's Office]].<ref>http://www.flsheriffs.org/sheriffs/escambia.htm</ref>
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==Personal life==McNesby was born [[May 22]], [[1944]] in Pensacola. Before joining the Escambia County Sheriff's Office, he attended [[Pensacola Junior College]] and Troy State University.<ref>http://www.flsheriffs.org/sheriffs/escambia.htm</ref> He currently lives in North Pensacola with his wife Nellie. They have two grown children. ==Career==McNesby joined the Escambia County Sheriff's Office on [[October 5]], [[1965]]. He ran for Sheriff in [[1980]] but was unsuccessful.<ref>[http://www.pnj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2009901030317 Sheriff McNesby reflects on 43-year career] - Pensacola News Journal, January 3, 2009</ref> ===Awards===
*Martin Luther King Civil Rights Award, Good Schools for All, 2002
*Guard and Reserve Employer of the Year, Pensacola Chamber of Commerce, 2002
===Taser abuse & jail deaths===
Critics claim that fifteen inmates have died in the [[Escambia County Jail]] since McNesby was elected in 2000, (though only twelve deaths occurred since he took office in January [[2001]]) and accuse the sheriff of fostering an atmosphere of abuse. Two of the deceased inmates, [[Robert BogganBoggon]] and [[Jerry Preyer]], were known to be mentally ill and at the time of their detention. Both men were physically retrained, including shot multiple uses of times with a Taser, and physically restrained shortly before their deaths.
In an April 6, 2007 viewpoint for the ''[[Pensacola News Journal]]'', McNesby defended his administration, citing the jail's accreditation in security operations and health care: "Less than 1 percent of the 3,600 jails in America can claim they are accredited in security and health care. Escambia is among that small, select group because of the caring professionals who go to work everyday in a place most Americans would never consider as a profession. The demonstrated commitment of my detention deputies and detention staff to improved jail conditions has resulted in my appointment to the Florida Corrections Accreditation Commission."<ref>[http://www.pensacolanewsjournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070406/OPINION/704060312/1020 Escambia County Jail is doing its job] - Pensacola News Journal, April 6, 2007</ref>
===Abuse of power at Arety's Angels===
In early [[2004]], [[Arety Sievers]], owner of [[Fairfield Drive]] strip club [[Arety's Angels]], publicly accused McNesby of trying to pressure her into forgiving nearly $6,000 in charges by [[Richard Matthew Touart]] made to credit cards he stole from his father, [[Escambia County Administrator]] [[George Touart]].
"It was just an act of bullying and intimidation, plain and simple," said Sievers.<ref>[http://www.sptimes.com/2004/03/27/State/2_grand_jury_inquirie.shtml 2 grand jury inquiries set in Escambia] - St. Petersburn Petersburg Times, March 27, 2004</ref>
On [[June 10]], 2004, a grand jury found that McNesby had called Sievers, but that the action was neither improper nor unlawful.<ref name="teflon">[http://inweekly.net/article.asp?artID=70 Teflon Ron] - Independent News, June 18, 2004</ref>
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{{start box}}{{succession box | before = [[Jim Lowman]] | title = [[Escambia County Sheriff]] | years = [[2001]]-[[2009]] | after = [[David Morgan]]}}{{end box}} [[Category:Escambia County Sheriffs|McNesby, Ron]]
