WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Prince William County has a new police chief, and he’s a veteran of the police force.
Major Stephan M. Hudson was appointed the county’s top cop today following a nationwide search for a replacement for long-serving Charlie T. Deane.
More in a press release:
Hudson has lived in Prince William County for the past 37 years and has been with the Prince William County Police Department for 30 years. During his time of service he has served as a patrol officer, a plain-clothes detective, Sergeant and First Sergeant supervising units in Juvenile, Academy and Patrol Bureaus and serving in line functions as SWAT team leader and Academy Instructor. He was promoted to the Command Level serving as a Lieutenant and then Captain in charge of Special Operations, Internal Affairs, and Vice/Narcotics Bureaus. Most recently he has served in the Senior Executive Level of the Department as Assistant Chief since 2008, in charge of Operations Division and then Criminal Investigations Division.
Hudson replaces Acting Police Chief Barry Barnard who had been in charge of the department since Deane’s departure in September 2012. Barnard saw the department, and the citizens they protect, through a trying time following the death of Officer Chris Yung, 35, killed on New Years Eve while responding to a crash in western Prince William County.
Stephan was selected by the Prince William County Board of Supervisors. He will oversee a department of more than 700 members and a budget of $76.3 million.
More about the new chief’s background:
Stephan Hudson is a graduate of Gar-Field High School, received his Bachelor of Science in business management from National-Louis University, and his Master of Arts (with honors) in criminal justice from American Public University. He resides in Prince William County with his wife, Roxana, and has two children and three grandchildren, all raised in Prince William County.
