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Father and son deputies reflect on the bond of family, partners
Sam Roberts
Sam Roberts, right, followed in his father, James, footsteps and became a sheriff’s deputy. “I actually counted down the days until I was 21, which is the age limit to be a cop,” Sam said. - photo by Alexander Popp
Even as a young kid living with his family in Oklahoma, Forsyth County Deputy Sam Roberts knew that he wanted to be a law enforcement officer, just like his dad. “Ever since I was a kid, I would ride out with him,” Roberts said. “I was probably 13 and I would start riding out on Friday nights, hanging out with the cops and I just learned to like it. Seeing the good days and the bad days, and just fell in love with what they do.”