Cuyahoga County Council needs to approve the nomination before it becomes official.
His most recent position is serving as Deputy Chief of Homeland Special Operations.
Deputy Chief Pretel also currently serves on multiple local task forces, including the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force and the Northern Ohio Law Enforcement Task Force. Prior to working with Cleveland police, he served as a Corrections Officer and as a Deputy Sheriff/Detective with the Cuyahoga County Sheriff’s Department.Pretel graduated from Baldwin-Wallace College with a Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice and has a Master of Science in Social Administration from Case Western Reserve University.
“Deputy Chief Pretel is an exceptional leader with a proven track record of collaboration and success in law enforcement,” said Ronayne. “Deputy Chief Pretel’s experience in corrections, with the Sheriff’s department and at the Cleveland Division of Police has prepared him to take on this role and I know he has the vision and dedication we need to lead the Sheriff’s department.”He replaced Sheriff Christopher Viland, who resigned on April 30, 2022.
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