Deputy Roberts joins Eddy County force

Eddy County's newest deputy hails from rural Georgia, but has had many stops along the way. Four years in the Marine Corps took Deputy Jake Roberts to North Carolina, New York, South Korea and Japan.

"I'm not used to living in a town this small," Deputy Roberts confessed during our interview.

Roberts arrived in town late in December, a time of year that usually deters newcomers away from the North...