Roberts County Sheriff
Tyler Appel

11924 BIA Hwy 700
Sisseton, SD 57262
Phone: (605) 698-7667
Email: sheriff@robertsco.org

Total Staff:  44
Total Sworn Deputies:  7

Contract Communities:  New Effington & Rosholt
Jail: Operates a 74 bed jail facility and a juvenile detention facility

Sheriff Appel grew up in Browns Valley, Minnesota and graduated from Sisseton High School in 2004. Sheriff Appel graduated from North Dakota State University with a degree in Exercise Science. After completing his college degree, Sheriff Appel moved to Fridley, MN where he married his incredible wife Brittany and had their first child. In 2015, Sheriff Appel returned to Sisseton after being hired by the Sisseton City Police Department where he served from May of 2015 until he was elected Sheriff of Roberts County in 2020. Prior to his role as Sheriff, Appel held the roles of Patrol Officer, Field Training Officer, and School Resource Officer for the Sisseton School District while with the Sisseton Police Department. Sheriff Appel can be found in various roles in our community including coaching high school and youth football, as well as youth wrestling. Sheriff Appel currently resides in Sisseton, SD with his wife Brittany and two sons.