European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 23, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse A me Shelby county sheriff s department to Elvis a. Presley on february 10, 1972 when sheriff Roy c. Nixon appointed Elvis chief Deputy sheriff. Elvis had diamonds and rubies added to the badge and carried it on his person from 1972 until 1976 when he presented it to sheriff Billy Ray Schilling As a gift. Sheriff Schilling then gave Elvis the sheriffs badge with number one on it indicating the highest rank in Shelby county
