Apr 1, 2025- Commissioner Sean Tindell has announced the appointment of Eric “Jason” McElhenney as Director of the Criminal Information Center, a division under the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation. He assumed this position on April 1.
“We are excited to have Eric McElhenney joining our team as Director of the Criminal Information Center,” said Commissioner Sean Tindell. “His extensive experience in law enforcement, military service, and intelligence operations makes him exceptionally qualified for this role. I am confident that his leadership will strengthen the Criminal Information Center’s mission of enhancing public safety through effective information sharing with our state and federal partners.”
In this role, McElhenney will oversee Mississippi’s primary conduit for information exchange with the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) National Criminal Information Center (NCIC) system, as well as for other national data exchanges and statewide law enforcement information exchange within Mississippi.
Eric “Jason” McElhenney
Prior to joining the Mississippi Department of Public Safety, McElhenney served as the Wing Executive Officer at the 186th Air Refueling Wing, Mississippi Air National Guard in Meridian, Mississippi. He began his law enforcement career when he enlisted into the 186th Security Police Squadron and rose through the ranks to become the Commander of the Security Police Squadron before moving on to other military assignments. He is also a veteran law enforcement officer with over 25 years of full-time and part-time law enforcement experience serving as a Patrol Officer, Field Training Officer, Detective and Lieutenant.
Jason is a graduate of the Mississippi Law Enforcement Academy, the 225th Session of the FBI National Academy and holds both a bachelor’s and master’s Degree from Mississippi State University.
