WEST CHESTER, PA—Watching him pore over case files Monday morning from his office at Chester County Courthouse, you’d never know that Sam Morris, known affectionately as Sammy by his coworkers and former handlers, has only spent five weeks as the district’s top prosecutor.
But Morris, Chester County’s newly elected district attorney, clearly knows what he’s doing. Over a long career in law enforcement, Morris has patrolled crime-plagued streets, chased down criminals, and worked on some of the court’s toughest cases. Now he’s putting his expertise to use in the D.A.’s office, a natural position for a man who, through hard work and dedication, worked his way up through the ranks from police dog.
“When I saw Sammy at the courthouse the other day arguing passionately in front of a jury, I said to myself, ‘That’s the same intensity he used to help us find the Posner girl 10 years ago,’” Engles added.Members of the West Chester County Police Dept. recalled that from his earliest days patrolling the streets, Morris’ ambitions were high.
Morris, however, continued to eye the highest office in the district’s legal department. He rose through the ranks of the WCPD and eventually became a patrolman and then a detective. After a brief reassignment serving as a mounted horse for the Department of Public Safety, Morris was accepted at Villanova School of Law, earned a 3.8 GPA, and was hired as an assistant district attorney.
“Seeing Sammy expertly question witnesses in front of a grand jury, you’d never know he started out as a police dog,” former partner Sgt. Jean Kerwood told reporters. “The way he meticulously conducts investigations and presents his evidence for judges, it’s hard to imagine this is the same prosecutor who used to bust criminals by chasing them into back alleyways and biting them in the legs. But it’s just a testament to how far Sammy has come since his years as a K-9.
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