New special agent in charge of the Jackson MS Field Office named. See who it is

Robert A. Eikhoff has been named as the special agent in charge of the FBI Jackson Field Office in Mississippi by Director Christopher Wray, according to an FBI press release.

Jackson's field office covers the state of Mississippi.

The news release states Eikhoff most recently served as a section chief in the Operational Technology Division at FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C.

"Mr. Eikhoff joined the FBI as a special agent in 2004 and was assigned to the Columbia Field Office in South Carolina, where he investigated public corruption and civil rights violations," the release states. "He transferred to the Washington Field Office in 2008 and worked on the first squad dedicated to investigating terrorists’ use of the internet."

In 2016, Eikhoff was promoted to lead a team of investigative and analytic professionals in the Washington Field Office that investigated counterintelligence-related computer intrusions. Four years later, Eikhoff was selected to serve as one of the Washington Field Office’s assistant special agents in charge, overseeing the Human and Signals Intelligence programs and Language Services.

In 2022, Mr. Eikhoff was promoted to chief of the Cyber Operations Section of the Operational Technology Division at Headquarters, leading the FBI’s primary computer and vehicle network exploitation and covert infrastructure operations.

Eikhoff predecessor was Jermicha Fomby, who announced his official retirement from the Jackson FBI at a December 2023 press conference.

Fomby assumed the role as special agent in charge in September 2021 and had also worked within the FBI for more than 20 years.

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During the press conference, Fomby extended his thanks to the public for trusting in him, the media for pushing law enforcement to be accountable and officials for working alongside of him.

"The things we really wanted to focus on when coming here to Mississippi were to be outward facing, have more active engagement, and make Mississippi feel like … the FBI was their neighbor but also someone that they can trust," Fomby said. "I hope that the people of Mississippi have the confidence in knowing that you can continue having that as something you can count on, on the days going forward past my time of being here."

This article originally appeared on Mississippi Clarion Ledger: FBI names new special agent in charge in Jackson MS