THERE'S A NEW DEPUTY ON THE JOB IN DONA ANA COUNTY. ACTOR STEVEN SEAGAL WAS SWORN-IN AS A DEPUTY TUESDAY MORNING. ACCORDING TO UNDERSHERIFF EDDIE LERMA, SEAGAL "HAS SPENT DECADES IN LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING" AND HAS A SPECIAL INTEREST IN PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUES FACING BORDER COMMUNITIES.

SEAGAL HAS LAW ENFORCEMENT CREDENTIALS IN A NUMBER OF OTHER BORDER AREAS, INCLUDING HUDSPETH COUNTY, TEXAS AND MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA.