Shon F. Barnes joined the Salisbury Police Department at the rank of Deputy Chief on May 15, 2017. He was previously a Captain with the Greensboro Police Department where he began his career as a patrol officer in November 2000. He has vast experience in police leadership serving as the commander of the Central Patrol Division, Southern Patrol Division, Operational Support Division, and the Training Division.

Shon Barnes attended Elizabeth City State University where he received a B.A. Degree in History/Pre-Law, and the University of Cincinnati where he received a Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice. He has earned a PhD in Leadership Studies from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University where his dissertation focus was racial disparities in traffic stops and the role of police leadership in community engagement efforts. He has completed the Senior Management Institute for Police and is an alumnus of the Southern Police Institute at the University of Louisville where he was recently selected to serve as the President of the alumni association.  Barnes was selected as the 2015 National Institute of Justice LEADS Scholar for conducting research using a meta-analysis predictive-policing algorithm based on five years of reported crime data.

Daniel Stewart is a captain at the Oklahoma City Police Department. After joining the department in January 1999, Captain Stewart spent the early part of his career in patrol and served as a field training officer, firearms instructor, and control and defensive tactics instructor. He spent several years in Recruiting before being promoted to the rank of Lieutenant in 2009.  He spent four years in Operations before being assigned to the Planning and Research Unit. During this assignment, Daniel surveyed other law enforcement agencies and conducted thorough research on topics that benefited the department, such as vehicle equipment and early intervention systems. Additionally, he helped to develop written directives on critical projects such as body-worn cameras and Naloxone. He was promoted to the rank of Captain in 2015.  As Captain, he spent time in Operations as a Shift Commander and in Investigations as the Property Crimes Commander.  Currently Captain Stewart is assigned to the Administration Bureau where he oversees Planning and Research, Fleet Management, Staff Inspections and CALEA Accreditation.