Lead Detective Brent Johnson, who received 2,183 votes in the election for San Juan County sheriff Nov. 2, submitted this letter today congratulating Sheriff-elect Rob Nou and thanking voters for their support:

I would like to congratulate Rob Nou and welcome him as our sheriff-elect.

Thank you to all of my supporters who showed their confidence in me and believed in the message I put forth. I want you to know that I will never forget your support as it was very meaningful to be.

I believe that both Rob Nou and I proved that you can run for office in a positive way. I have told Rob that I will be helping him in any way that I can when he comes into office and I believe we can do great things for our island community.

Again I would like to thank you for a great experience during this campaign.

Brent Johnson