Major Jacob F. Webb, Jr.Major A.C. Rader
Major Angel Rader is the Major of the Detention Bureau. She has been an employee of the Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office for 29 years.
She began her career with the Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office on May 20, 1996. During her career with the Sheriff’s Office, she has served in many different roles.
She was a Bonding Clerk from May 1996 to January 1998. She then transferred to the jail as a Detention Officer, where she served in that capacity from January 1998 to September 2002. She was sponsored by the Sheriff’s Office in 2002 to attend the Gus George Law Enforcement Academy, where she earned her Peace Officer’s License. She was promoted to Deputy in September 2002 and served in that capacity until October 2004, when she was promoted to Corporal. As an Administrative Corporal, she audited inmate files to ensure accuracy, supervised the Detention Transport Unit, and assisted the Jail Inspectors with the annual jail inspection. She was promoted to Sergeant in October 2008. As an Administrative Sergeant, she prepared and oversaw the budgets for the County Jail and the Justice Center, and handled all orders and training and travel arrangements for the Detention Bureau. While serving as a sergeant, she supervised several different areas, including the jail laundry, outside work crew, jail property room, the jail mailroom, and the Jail Administration office. She served as an Administrative Sergeant from October 2008 to December 2023. She was promoted to the rank of Captain in December 2023. She served in the capacity of Detention Operations Captain from December 2023 until her promotion to Major in March 2025.
Major Rader also served in the Honor Guard from July 2007 – May 2016.
Her certifications include:
* Basic Instructor’s License
* Basic, Intermediate, Advanced, and Master Jailer’s License
* Basic, Intermediate, Advanced, and Master Peace Officer’s License
* Jail Administrator License
Major Rader’s badge is being pinned by her husband, Sgt. Reid Rader.