Lloyd Watkins
Jefferson County, Alabama, District Attorney’s Office
2023
Lloyd Watkins has over 28 years of law enforcement experience as a deputy sheriff, and 16 years in an investigator capacity. Mr. Watkins is also an ordained bishop within the Church of God denomination. He has extensive experience in community relations and community policing. During his career, he investigated all types of crimes and incidents. Mr. Watkins has been a narcotics investigator, homicide investigator, sex crimes investigator, and property crimes investigator. He has also worked financial crimes and exploitation crimes. Mr. Watkins is currently working for the Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office on the Emmett Till Cold Case Civil Rights Homicides Project.
The inaugural Eradicate Hate Summit was a truly impressive gathering of leaders dedicated to finding lasting and effective solutions to violent extremism. I was particularly moved by the prominence given to survivors and family members of victims of hate and violence throughout the event. Their stories and those of so many others must be at the center of what we do and why we do it.
