Eldredge last year was charged with third-degree felony witness retaliation and misdemeanor reckless endangerment for an incident where he was accused of “dry-firing” a gun at a deputy in 2015.
Eldredge has been sheriff in the southeast Utah county since 2011, according to his profile on the Utah Sheriffs’ Association website. He got his start in law enforcement in 1991 with San Juan County Sheriff’s Office, but spent most of his career working with the Utah Highway Patrol.
His background lists no legal experience — but according to Utah law, he doesn’t need any to become a justice court judge.