Chief Sewell began his law enforcement career in 1972. He has a Master’s degree in Public Administration and a Bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice from Columbus State University. He received his Associates degree from Georgia Military College and a certificate as an Associate Public Manager from the Georgia State Merit System. Chief Sewell is a graduate of the 178th session of the FBI National Academy and a graduate of the Georgia Association of Chiefs of Police and Columbus State University’s Command College.
He retired from law enforcement in December of 2005, but came out of retirement in September of 2006 to join the McMinnville Police Department. He is certified as a police officer in Tennessee and Georgia and is an active member of the Tennessee Association of Chiefs of Police, the International Association of Chiefs of Police and the F.B.I. National Academy Associates. Chief Sewell is an Adjunct Instructor in the Criminal Justice Program at Motlow State Community College, a Warren County Community Advisory Board member and he serves as chairman of the Tennessee Association of Chiefs of Police Futures II Committee.