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HAMILTON COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE, TN -August 31st, 2016
In this issue:
Sheriff Hammond,
Pages 1-2
Cottontail Commentary,
Page 3
Branum’s Briefs,
Page 3-4
Training Mexican Officers,
Pages 5-6
Community Support,
Page 7-8
Chaplain’s Corner, Page 8
L.E. Retreat, Page 9
Commendations,
Pages 10-11
The Flag, Pages 12-13
Letters, Pages 14-15
Corrections
Communiqué, Pages 16-17
What’s Cookin’, Page 18
Why Do We Need Police?
Sounds like a dumb question, right?
Well, yes and no. The short answer is
that police provide society with what
is called the Rule of Law.
Continued next page
FROM THE DESK OF JIM HAMMOND
In a dictatorship, the dictator
decrees what the law is, and
he can change his mind
whenever it suits him. Most
often, the citizens have no
way of knowing for sure
what’s legal and what’s ille-
gal. Thomas Paine, the 18th
century political activist and
revolutionary, wrote in his
famous 1776 pamphlet, Com-
mon Sense, “In an absolute
government, the King is Law,
and the Law is King.”
A government which is ruled
by laws, enacts laws, tells the
citizens what the laws are,
and is bound by the laws
when it seeks to act upon it
or punish someone. It em-
braces the concept that no
one is above the law.
Democracies require high
levels of civic trust because
democratic governments re-
ceive legitimacy only from
the consent of the governed.
Social studies scholar and
MIT Professor Emeritus Gary
Marx noted, “It is ironic that
police are both a major sup-
port and a major threat to a
democratic society. On one
hand, police enhance democ-
racy by exemplifying one of
the central tenets, the Rule of
Law, while also suppressing
crime.
On the other hand, police are
granted by government the
exclusive power to use force,
which can be abused to un-
dermine democracy.
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In either case, they play a
prominent role in the suc-
cess or failure of a demo-
cratic society.”
Finally, another key princi-
ple of each democratic so-
ciety is “equality before the
law.” In his 19th century
studies about the changing
social conditions in France
compared to our American
democracy, the French au-
thor, Alexis de Tocqueville,
found particularly healthy
American citizens’ percep-
tion of equal status among
themselves. He also mar-
veled at the extent to
which Americans
“participated” in policing
and the enforcement of
law, as opposed to merely
waiting on authorities to
act on their behalf.
Tocqueville concluded that,
“A neutral police force de-
void of discriminatory or
selective enforcement
practices helps preserve
faith in equal protection for
all.”
You can read more on this
at: ( http so://
www.reference.com/
government-politics/
police-important-
democratic-society)
Sheriff Jim Hammond
THE ROLL CALL IS PUBLISHED
EXCLUSIVELY FROM THE
HAMILTON COUNTY SHERIFF’S
OFFICE LOCATED AT
600 MARKET STREET,
CHATTANOOGA, TN 37402
(423) 209-7000
FAX: (423) 209-7001
THE EXECUTIVE EDITOR IS
G. A. BENNETT.
THE OPERATIONAL EDITOR &
PUBLISHER IS JOHN E. WATERS.
CONTRIBUTING TO THIS ISSUE ARE:
G.A. BENNETT, ALLEN BRANUM,
DON GORMAN, JIM HAMMOND,
MATT LEA, JOHN WATERS,
SHANNON WILSON AND
MELISSA WILSON
The Cotton Tail Commentary
by John Waters
Who are Ugly Americans? The Secret Service sneaking
indigenous females into the hotel in Columbia in 2012?
An American swimmer in Rio trashing a bathroom?
When American Olympians walked away with a gold mine full of
medals and then have one spoiled brat rub salt into the wound by
disrespecting the host country, people groaned, “Oh, no! Not another
Ugly American!” Being an ugly American overseas is not nearly as
bad as being thought of as an ugly American at home, however.
Many law enforcement officers served with distinction in foreign
countries as military personnel. While the country applauded them
as heroes protecting freedom elsewhere, in the minds of some they
came home under a cloud of suspicion, and even feared. In the me-
dia, it has been referred to as the militarization of the police. It is less
about using surplus war equipment, it is more about war-trained
soldiers who join law enforcement. Unscrupulous voices are getting
louder for police to perform as social workers rather than to prac-
tice good police work. Officers are being stereotyped as the bad
guys. That kind of sentiment places a target on the very officers who
are sworn to protect and serve the public. So, who are the ugly
Americans? It seems to me the violent offenders are, certainly not
the heroes who came home from war and put on a police uniform.
Continued next page
Leadership Briefs With Chief Deputy Allen Branum
A Moral Observation, My Personal Perspective:
In recent times, our communi-
ties as well as our nation have
experienced an enhanced
trend of which we have never
seen and most of us in law en-
forcement never thought we
would experience in our neigh-
borhoods. The attack on au-
thority has become a major
threat and danger to our socie-
ty. Not only has it become a
physical danger, it threatens
the foundation of that which
and for which most of us have
always stood.
Since the beginning of time,
there has been a rejection of
authority of some kind; it is
often expected and predicta-
ble. Never have we experi-
enced the degree of resent-
ment of authority that is pre-
sent today. There is much dis-
cussion about how we got here
and what needs to be done. It
didn’t happen overnight and it
will not soon be reversed.
There are many factors which
have contributed to what we
experience today. Some of
these factors include, but are
not limited to the lack of re-
spect, accountability, responsi-
bility, morals and many others
that could be included.
Respect: There is an absence
of respect in the lives of many
with whom we deal daily. It is
unrealistic for us to get respect
from those who have never
been taught or experienced
respect in the “curriculum of
life.” Many in today’s society
have never been exposed to
the concept of respect; some
don’t even respect themselves
or their families, therefore we
can’t expect our understanding
of respect to be shared or
demonstrated when it has nev-
er been a part of their founda-
tion.
Accountability: A lack of ac-
countability has been a con-
tributing factor in the corrod-
ing of public respect. Account-
ability is simply a willingness
to accept responsibility for our
individual actions. Along with
decline of other values and
moral foundation, we are see-
ing blame placed on others in-
stead of taking personal own-
ership and accountability.
Responsibility: Along with
accountability, there is a close
tie to responsibility. It is easi-
er to identify problems and
place blame on others in
things for which individuals
should take responsibility.
A responsible individual takes
ownership of certain issues
they are involved in and/or
responsible for. In today’s so-
ciety, it is simpler and more
popular to deflect any respon-
sibility, accountability and re-
spect; if you don’t own it, you
are not expected to fix it.
Morals: Then we have morals
(Or Not!). The very moral
foundation has continually
eroded in this country. We
have become a nation of vic-
tims in many ways. Whether
due to a spiritual decline or
just the decay of personal
character, conscience or val-
ues, the expectation of ethics
and integrity has taken a nose
dive. The bar which used to be
high can now be tripped over!
With a society largely made up
of a “spirit of rebellion,” the
result has been a continuous
downward spiral of the values
with which many of us were
raised.
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The home is where individu-
als learn (or fail to learn) the
respect for authority and the
Laws of God. Regardless of an
individual’s spiritual beliefs,
the basic morals fall within the
beliefs of most all doctrines.
Respect begins in the home,
carries into the schools, then
into the streets and society. It
is past time we as parents,
leaders and citizens realize
what contributed to our de-
clining society and begin to
take steps to restore the values
individually.
We need to do what we can
to put forth a positive
message as we limit our
finger pointing and
blame assignment. Per-
sonal accountability and re-
sponsibility has been dimin-
ished largely due to the lack of
structure in the home.
As I stated earlier, this prob-
lem didn’t happen overnight
and it can’t be fixed over night,
but we can as individuals step
up and take ownership of our
part of it and be the example
for others (as few as there may
be) to observe and use as an
example for their life.
We must do what is right
by changing our own attitude
and actions so we may have a
positive impact on others. It’s
a start in the right direction -
and slow motion is better than
no motion at all!
A. Branum
GO
OD
Hamilton County Sheriff Jim
Hammond, Chief Deputy Al-
len Branum and Director of
Support Services, Gino Ben-
nett (taking photo), present-
ed Civil Process Server, John
Everett, his Fifteen-Year Ser-
vice Plaque at his home in
Soddy Daisy. John is current-
ly at his home recovering
from a medical issue. Please
offer John your support and
appreciation for his years of
dedicated service to the
HCSO and to the citizens of
Hamilton County.
Civil Process Server John Everett Recognized For 15 Years Of Service
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As reported in the May issue of the Roll Call,
Sheriff Hammond and I have been working with
the Rawlings Foundation and the government of
Mexico on a new training program being devel-
oped for the Mexican police force.
Besides regular law enforcement training from
Americans, the government wants this new
training to include such topics as ethics, good
character and integrity. They are banking
(literally) that this new venture will culminate in
the reform of at least some of the 250,000 police
officers in Mexico and present a more positive
image of their police force. As we continue to
develop this program and encourage more law
enforcement officers to join with us, we want to
bring you regular brief field reports from those
involved.
The three camps we are working in right now
are:
Camp Tierra Alta in Coahuila, northern Mexi-
co (129 miles northwest of Monterrey, Mexico)
Camp Tierra Alta in Xoxocotla, southern
Mexico (60 “long” miles south of Mexico City)
Camp Tierra Alta Fusagasuga, Colombia
(27 miles southwest of Bogota, Columbia).
In earlier issues of The Roll Call were reports of
the trip the sheriff and I made to the camp in
southern Mexico in April, and again on his train-
ing at the camp in Columbia with Tactica’s Chris
Carpenter in May, and again on his trip to the
camp in northern Mexico with CPD Officer Jim
DePrimo in June.
Field Report from Director Bennett – July
2016: This July, HCSO Sgt. Spencer Daniels ac-
companied me on another training trip to the
camp in southern Mexico. We had 316 graduates
right out of their academy and those from their
in-service who attended this camp. It was a suc-
cessful outing at a beautiful, fully-equipped
camp which can house 900 people.
Officers competed in a weekend of physically
challenging competition situated around the
lake, pools and several challenge courses be-
tween our training sessions. Spencer taught
“Below 100” and “Leadership.” I covered a num-
ber of topics related to Ethics, Integrity, Good
Character and Being a Public Person. I was also
able to apply some spiritual dynamics related to
these essential standards for law enforcement.
Spencer and I also showed videos of 911, Chatta-
nooga and the HCSO. Besides the training, an-
other important part of the camp’s weekend
agenda for us was building valuable relation-
ships with these officers. We felt they were espe-
cially receptive to us as Americans and to our
training. It was a very rewarding experience.
Field Report from HCSO Deputy Joe Sanchez –
July 2016: I had the opportunity to make my
first trip for the group to Camp Tierra Alta in
POLICE TRAINING AT TIERRA ALTA CAMPS By Director Bennett
Continued next page
Fusagasuga, Colombia in July. I was joined
by Sgt. Chris Carpenter with the Fort Thom-
as, Kentucky Police Department who was at
this camp with Sheriff Hammond in May.
Camp Tierra Alta is beautifully situated high
in the mountains of Colombia about 47 miles
southwest of Bogota. It provided an ideal
setting for fulfilling the camp’s mission of
promoting spiritual growth based on Chris-
tian standards and values. Tierra Alta is
spread out over several acres with excellent
facilities that house an auditorium, an Olym-
pic-size pool, several soccer fields, basketball
and volleyball courts, and has the capacity to
sleep 800 people.
About 500 cadets from the Colombian Na-
tional Police came to Tierra Alta that week-
end for a break from their year-long acade-
my. It was a time of fun, competition, train-
ing and encouragement for them. During that
time, I had the privilege of speaking to the
cadets about my experience in law enforce-
ment, teamwork, ethics, and about the gift of
eternal life that can only be found in Jesus
Christ.
At the end of the weekend, the cadets left excit-
ed, refreshed, and encouraged to finish the acad-
emy and pursue their career in law enforcement.
I returned home tired but excited to see that the
brotherhood of police is a connection that cross-
es international boundaries. I was thankful to
have played a part in challenging and encourag-
ing police officers in Colombia, South America.
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Woof Woof?
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August 1st. Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office re-
ceived support and appreciation from the com-
munity by a generous donation of snacks and
drinks from the ladies of the Beautiful Design
Bible Study Group. Bible study member, Laura
Turner and her sons, Landen and Greyson along
with their grandfather, Steve Smith, noted local
Soddy Daisy historian and author, offered the
items as a thank you for the service provided to
Hamilton County by the HCSO.
Landon and Greyson created some posters and
artwork to show support for our deputies to
keep in their squad room. After the tragic events
in Dallas and Baton Rouge recently, local organi-
zations have continued to offer their support
and appreciation to the men and women of the
Generous Community Support For HCSO
Officers shown are: Detective Roger Brown, Detective Henry Ritter, Lieutenant Chuck Gaston, Detective Robin Langford and Detective Mickey Rountree
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Sheriff Jim Hammond, Chief Deputy Allen
Branum and Director of Support Services
Gino Bennett (taking photo) were pre-
sented a donation of $1,000 from Yogi
Center and Paul Plumlee, the owners of
Rib & Loin Restaurant. The donation
from Rib & Loin was given to the Aegis
Law Enforcement Foundation for the
HCSO. The donation is earmarked to
purchase new equipment for the Reserve
Deputy Program. These volunteer men
and women are local residents who undergo
134 hours of specialized training to become
sworn, part-time deputies. Reserve Deputies
assist and support full-time officers, working
mostly with the Patrol Division, helping with
traffic control and providing security for a
host of other special events such as the
County Fair, Riverbend Festival, etc.
(Matt Lea, PIO)
Rib & Loin Restaurant Donates $1000 To The Hamilton County Sheriff ’s Office
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In appreciation for your service as
a law enforcement officer, the Billy
Graham Rapid Response Team in-
vites you to the National Law En-
forcement Retreat in the beautiful
Blue Ridge Mountains of Western
North Carolina. Officers participat-
ing individually or with their
spouses will be encouraged by
speakers with a law enforcement
background to learn to trust God
through traumatic events, stressful
situations, and the unique issues
faced by officers’ families.
Location: Billy Graham Training
Center at The Cove
$225/individual • $395/married
couple (includes on-site lodging,
food, sessions, and materials)
For more information, visit Billy-
Graham.org/NLER, or call 1-800-
950-2092 to register today.
“Knowing the God
who Pro-
“Knowing the God who Protects and Serves”
October 26-28, 2016
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(L-R) Captain Lynn Triplett, Deputy Steven Gaffin, Deputy Jason Maucere, Sheriff Jim Hammond, Sergeant Elliott Mahaffey and Lieutenant Max Johnson. Not pictured is Deputy Kasey Hunter.
August 18, 2016. Hamilton County Sheriff’s
Office Deputies Kasey Hunter, Jason Mau-
cere, Steven Gaffin, and Sergeant Elliott Ma-
haffey were officially issued Commendations
For Service and Challenge Coins by Hamilton
County Sheriff Jim Hammond, Uniformed
Services Captain, Lynn Triplett and Lieuten-
ant Max Johnson. These deputies were is-
sued commendations for their efforts to cap-
ture two suspects wanted for their involve-
ment in a residential burglary in progress.
Matt Lea, PIO
HCSO Deputies Receive Commendations for Service
Sergeant Mark William Receives Commendation
August 10, 2016. Hamilton County Sheriff ’s
Office Sergeant Mark Williams was officially
given a Commendation For Service and Chal-
lenge Coin by Chief Deputy Allen Branum and
Uniformed Services Captain, Lynn
Triplett. Sergeant Williams, while off duty,
was able to stop a potentially life-threatening
domestic assault from claiming the life
of a female victim.
August 10, 2016. Hamilton County
Sheriff ’s Office Deputy Andrew Voss
was officially given a Commendation
For Service and Challenge Coin by
Chief Deputy Allen Branum and Uni-
formed Services Captain, Lynn
Triplett. Deputy Voss was given a
commendation for his efforts to assist
Walden’s Ridge Fire Department
on January 4th when he was able to
extinguish a chimney fire with his
knowledge of fire/rescue training
thus saving a family’s home.
Deputy Andrew Voss Receives Commendation
A Certificate of Commendation and
Challenge Coin were awarded to
Deputy Kasey Hunter for his efforts to
locate and bring to justice two sus-
pected residential burglary suspects.
Shown right are Sgt. Mahaffey, Kasey
Hunter and Lt. Max Johnson.
On August 14, 2016, Deputy Hunter
responded to a burglary in progress
call at 8784 Millard Lee Lane which
yielded evidence that would eventually
lead him and his colleagues to a resi-
dence where two burglary suspects were
hiding and numerous stolen items were
being kept from multiple burglaries lo-
cated in the vicinity of Millard Lee Lane.
Deputy Hunter exemplifies the role of a
dedicated public servant and is in keep-
ing with the highest standards of the
Hamilton County Sheriff ’s Office.
Accordingly, this Certificate of Commen-
dation and Sheriff ’s Challenge Coin are
awarded to Deputy Kasey Hunter.
Deputy Kasey Hunter Receives Commendation
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The United States Flag Have you ever wondered
about the rules governing
the raising and lowering
of the United States Flag?
Would you know how to
raise, lower, fly at half-
mast or even fold the flag
if the occasion arose?
There is actually plenty of
guidance on the proper
ways to do all these things
with “Old Glory.” The U.S.
Flag Code was adopted in
1923 for civilians and a
different set of standards
for the military. As for the
military, each branch has
their own standards.
Listed below are some of
the dos and don’ts for ci-
vilians when dealing with
the U.S. Flag:
RESPECT FOR FLAG:
No disrespect should be
shown to the flag of the
United States of America;
the flag should not be
dipped to any person or
thing. Regimental colors,
State flags, and organiza-
tion or institutional flags
are to be dipped as a mark
of honor.
1. The flag should never be
displayed with the union
down (blue section with
stars), except as a signal of
dire distress, in instances of
extreme danger to life or
property.
2. The flag should never
touch anything beneath it,
such as the ground, the
floor, water or merchandise.
3. The flag should never be
carried flat or horizontally,
but always aloft and free.
4. The flag should never be
used as wearing apparel,
bedding, or drapery. It
should never be festooned,
drawn back, nor up in folds,
but always allowed to fall
free. Bunting of blue, white,
and red, always arranged
with the blue above, the
white in the middle, and the
red below, should be used
for covering a speaker's
desk, draping the front of
the platform, and for deco-
ration in general.
5. The flag should never be
fastened, displayed, used or
stored in such a manner as
to permit it to be easily torn,
soiled or damaged in any
way.
6. The flag should never be
used as a covering for a ceil-
ing.
7. The flag should never
have placed upon it, nor on
any part of it, nor attached
to it any mark, insignia, let-
ter, word, figure, design, pic-
ture or drawing of any na-
ture.
8. The flag should never be
used as a receptacle for re-
ceiving, holding, carrying or
delivering anything.
9. The flag should never be
used for advertising purpos-
es in any manner whatsoev-
er. It should not be embroi-
dered on such articles as
cushions or handkerchiefs
and the like, printed or oth-
erwise impressed on paper
napkins or boxes or any-
thing that is designed for
temporary use and discard.
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Advertising signs should
not be fastened to a staff
or halyard (rope) from
which the flag is flown.
10. No part of the flag
should ever be used as a
costume or athletic uni-
form. However, a flag
patch may be affixed to
the uniform of military per-
sonnel, firemen, policemen,
and members of patriotic or-
ganizations. The flag repre-
sents a living country and is
itself considered a living
thing. Therefore, the lapel
flag pin being a replica,
should be worn on the left
lapel near the heart.
The flag, when it is in such
condition that it is no longer
a fitting emblem for display,
should be destroyed in a dig-
nified way, preferably by
burning.
Conduct during hoisting,
lowering or passing of flag:
During the ceremony of
hoisting or lowering the flag
or when the flag is passing in
a parade or in review, all per-
sons present except those in
uniform should face the flag
and stand at attention with
the right hand over the heart.
Those present in uniform
should render the military
salute. When not in uniform,
men should remove their
headdress with their right
hand and hold it at the left
shoulder, the hand being
over the heart. Aliens should
stand at attention. The salute
to the flag in a moving col-
umn should be rendered at
the moment the flag passes.
Flying the flag at half-staff:
Generally, the flag code
states that the U.S. Flag be
flown at half-staff only upon
the death of principal figures
of the U.S. government and
the governor of a state, terri-
tory or possession as a mark
of respect to their memory.
To honor someone who has
died but for whom a half-
staff display is not appropri-
ate, the National Flag Foun-
dation recommends adhering
to the flag code by lowering
private flags to half-staff (e.g.
corporate, fraternal, military,
etc.). This substitution of
flags preserves the integri-
ty of the “nation in mourn-
ing” distinction while al-
lowing appropriate
mourning for the de-
ceased.
To position the flag at
half-staff, hoist the flag to
the peak of the staff for an
instant before lowering it to
the half-staff position – about
halfway between the top and
bottom of the staff. Before
lowering the flag for the day,
raise it again to the peak for
an instant and then back
down.
This covers most all of the
rules dealing with the U.S.
Flag you will encounter. If
you have any questions on
this subject, please feel free
to contact me at 209-7011.
In next month’s Roll Call,
we’ll highlight the proper
folding of the U.S. Flag and
what it means symbolically. Refs: http://www.almanac.com/
content/american-flag-guidelines
http://www.usflag.org/
flagetiquette.html
The US Flag Code & Guidelines, Wood-
men of the World, August 2016
Submitted by Don Gorman,
Director of Administration
and Retired US Army Veteran
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Letters to the Editors
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Corrections Honors Civilian & Corrections Personnel of the Quarter
This quarter’s recipi-
ents were Charlie
Johnson (Civilian of
the Quarter) and Of-
ficer Jodi Terry
(Officer of the Quar-
ter). These two em-
ployees were nomi-
nated by their peers
for their outstanding
performance and at-
tention to detail
while performing
their duties within
the Hamilton County Jail.
Sheriff Jim Hammond stated,
“The actions of these two em-
ployees exemplify the role of
a public servant, and are in
keeping with the highest
standards of professionalism
of both the Corrections Divi-
sion and the Hamilton Coun-
ty Sheriff’s Office. Thank you
for a job well done.”
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The Young People of Cornerstone Apostolic Church Honor HCSO Corrections Officers
Pastor Sloan from the Corner-
stone Apostolic Church in
Chattanooga divided his young
people into two groups on Sat-
urday, August 13th. One
group he sent to Coolidge Park
to hand out bottles of cold wa-
ter. The group above, shown
with Corporal Chambers, Ser-
geant McGowan and Chaplain
Waters, came to Hamilton
County Jail bearing sack lunch-
es and cold water for the Cor-
rections Officers on the second
shift. Sergeant McGowan
(shown here with a grip on
two sandwiches) and Corporal
Chambers led the group on a
tour of the jail, using the op-
portunity to educate the young
people on the part of the crim-
inal justice system most folks
never see. There were several
intended takeaways from the
event, one being the rapid dis-
appearance of the goodies, the
other being the hope that the
young people will go back to
their church and community
with a sense of satisfaction for
doing a good deed for a de-
serving group of officers. Wit-
tingly or unwittingly, the
young people have now be-
come unofficial extensions of
law enforcement as they take
the message of what they saw
and learned back to their
church and to their peers.
Chaplain Waters has since
been admonished by officers
that there are two other shifts
that could stand some special
attention as well.
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What’s Cookin’ @ HCSO!
Breakfast Muffins
Ingredients:
Cooking spray
18 refrigerated biscuits
(unbaked)
8 ounces breakfast sausage
7 large eggs
1/2 cup milk
Salt and ground black pepper
to taste
1 cup mild shredded Cheddar Cheese
Directions:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease 18 muffin cups with
cooking spray.
Roll out biscuit dough on a lightly floured surface to form 5-inch rounds.
Place each round in the prepared muffin cups, pressing into the base and sides
to form a dough cup.
Cook and stir sausage in a skillet over medium-high heat until browned and
cooked through, 5 to 10 minutes; drain fat. Spoon sausage into dough cups.
Whisk eggs, milk, salt, and pepper together in a bowl until well-beaten.
Pour egg mixture into each dough cup, filling each just below the top of the
biscuit dough. Sprinkle Cheddar cheese on top of egg mixture.
Bake in the preheated oven until eggs are set and biscuit dough is golden,
15 to 18 minutes.
Submitted by Missy Wilson