Brent Jex has served as the President of the West Jordan FOP for 4 years, and has been on the board for 6 years. Brent is actively involved in legislative issues affecting his department. He began his career in 1998 with the West Jordan Police Department. He served as a Gang Detective with the Salt Lake Metro Gang Unit from 2001-2005 with assignments in Suppression, Investigations, and Narcotics. During that time, he was involved in several priority gang investigations and RICO cases. He is currently assigned to the Warrants Division as a member of the US Marshal's Joint Criminal Apprehension Taskforce (JCAT).