ABOUT QUENTIN

I'm proud to serve the first African-American Sheriff of Buncombe County and am seeking a second term in office in order to continue implementing 21st Century policing principles.

Since taking office, Sheriff Quentin Miller has worked to implement 21st Century Policing by:

  • Created DWI Task Force at the Sheriff’s Office

  • Prioritized Rape Kit Testing

  • Implemented a Duty to Intervene Policy & Banned No-Knock Warrants 

  • Launched MAT Drug Treatment Program at the Jail

  • Granted Pay Raises for Deputies Based on Training and Education

  • Increased access to 21st Century and Procedural Justice Training

  • Added Dash Cams to Patrol Vehicles

The Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) Program in Buncombe County is one of just two pilot programs funded by NC DHHS in the entire state. Sheriff Miller has also advocated for a series of criminal justice reforms at the statewide level, many of which have been signed into law by Governor Roy Cooper.

“I’m proud to have a dedicated and hard-working team working within our Detention Facility to help make a difference with the opioid crisis. We’ve tried to arrest our way out of the drug epidemic for decades and it hasn’t worked. There must be consequences for people’s actions, but part of our solution has to be providing people access to medication and treatment. We must offer people a chance to get themselves to a better place and programs like MAT are proven to reduce recidivism,” says Buncombe County Sheriff Quentin Miller.

Sheriff Miller also put into place a new policy of not honoring ICE Detainers without a valid warrant since taking office.

“It is vital that members of our immigrant community can call the Sheriff’s Office without fear when they are in need of assistance from law enforcement. Our deputies are expected to treat everyone with dignity and respect regardless of the color of their skin or the language that they speak.” - Sheriff Quentin Miller

(Quentin and Karen Miller)

QUENTIN’S EXPERIENCE

Quentin Miller was born and raised in Asheville. He graduated from Asheville High School in 1981 and joined the U.S. Army where he served as a Military Policeman for 11 years. While stationed at Fort Bragg in 1985, Quentin met Army Specialist Karen Sconiers who he has been married to for 35 years. They now enjoy spending time with their 11 grandchildren. Quentin and Karen also have fostered more than 100 children in their home since 2005.

Quentin holds an Advanced Law Enforcement Certificate from the North Carolina Department of Justice and graduated from the Administrative Officers Management Program at N.C. State.

QUENTIN'S WORK IN THE COMMUNITY

Quentin served as a member of the Asheville Police Department’s original community policing unit "PACT", where he received Officer of the Year and the Overall Regional Award for initiating a street ministry and midnight basketball program for at risk youth. He also led a job training program for unemployed community members, and ran a summer camp for at risk youth for nearly a decade.