Deputy Tatham has been with the Henderson County Sheriff's Office since late 2021. Prior to this, he was with the Fletcher Police Department for six years where he served as a Detective and a motor officer. His current assignment with the Sheriff's Office is as a Detective Corporal within the Violent Crimes Unit.
Deputy Tatham is also the Agency representative for the North Carolina Governor's Highway Safety Program (NCGHSP) and Operations Supervisor of the HCSO Motor Unit.
He completed Motor Officer Training with Northwestern University in 2018 and Motor Instructor School with TEEX in 2025.