Former Johnson County Sheriff Robert Carpenter passed away Sunday.

Sheriff Lonny Pulkrabek said in a statement the members of the Sheriff’s Office will mourn the loss.

“Former Sheriff Robert Carpenter gave many years to our family while serving the citizens of Johnson County,” Pulkrabek said in a statement. “The members of the Sheriff’s Office mourn the passing of Sheriff Carpenter. We wish to express our deepest sympathies to Sherri and the rest of the Carpenter family.”

— by Jordyn Reiland