Eight years as Putnam County Sheriff has come to a close for Scott Stockton, who officially announced his departure Dec. 11 from the department. 

The move comes a few weeks prior to what would have been his departure as the two-term sheriff has taken a position with the Indiana State Board of Accounts. 

Stockton took to Facebook to make the announcement. 

"On Sunday, December 11, 2002, I officially announced my departure from the Putnam County Sheriff's Office. After 8 years of honorably serving the citizens of this great county, and 37 years total in law enforcement, I am moving into the next chapter of my life. Although it won't be in a direct law enforcement capacity anymore, I will be continuing service to Indiana citizens as the Director of Fraud Examinations for the Indiana State Board of Accounts," Stockton wrote. 

He continued by writing that his eight years as sheriff had been an "honor and privilege."

"To be elected twice as Sheriff was humbling. It displayed to me that you, the public, have put trust into the work my team and I have been implementing to maintain honor and integrity within this Office. I truly believe this is one of the finest Sheriff's offices within the state," Stockton wrote. 

Jerrod Baugh won a crowded Republican primary in May and was elected Sheriff, but before then, Chief Deputy Matt Demmings will assume the Sheriff role until Baugh's term begins in January.