A lifelong resident of Henry County, Jason Bolton has been with the Henry County Police Department since 1993. He began his career as an officer in the Uniform Patrol Division. In 1996, Bolton transferred to the Criminal Investigations Division and served as a detective. He was assigned to the Crimes Against Property unit where he investigated burglaries and thefts. He then moved to the Crimes Against Persons unit and investigated numerous types of violent crimes including rapes, robberies, child molestations and abuse, and homicides. Bolton was awarded Detective of the Year two years in a row (1997 & 1998). He was promoted to Sergeant in 1999, went to Uniform for a year, then was brought back to the Criminal Investigations Division as a detective sergeant until 2004. 

In 2004, Bolton was promoted to Lieutenant over the Internal Affairs Division where he served as the Internal Affairs Commander. During his tenure in this position, he was promoted to the rank of Captain. As the Commander of Internal Affairs Division, Bolton was responsible for several aspects of the police department including internal investigations, recruiting and hiring, and media relations, serving as the police department’s spokesperson for six years. September 2010, Bolton was appointed to the rank of Major.

Since then Major Bolton has commanded the Support Services Division, the Criminal Investigations Division, and is currently the Deputy Chief of Police.

In 2014 Major Bolton graduated from the FBI National Academy in Quantico, VA, and also completed the Professional Management Program through Columbus State University.