El Paso Sheriff's deputy celebrates retirement after 29 years by doing the Whip/Nae Nae

Publish date: 2024-03-14

After 29 years of being 'highly professional', a Colorado deputy celebrates his retirement by letting loose and dancing in an elevator to rapper Silento's Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae).

The three-minute video, which has been viewed more than three million times, shows Deputy Tony Scherb of the El Paso County Sheriff's Office lipsyncing and shimmying along by himself, before a female colleague steps in the elevator.

Deputy Reed looks at him skeptically until she joins in and they do the 'stanky leg' together. 

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Dressed in a bright yellow shirt, Deputy Tony Scherb of the El Paso County Sheriff's Office dancing to Silento's song, Watch me (Whip/Nae Nae)

Dressed in a bright yellow shirt, Deputy Tony Scherb of the El Paso County Sheriff's Office dancing to Silento's song, Watch me (Whip/Nae Nae)

The two abruptly cease dancing when their chief deputy steps in the elevator.

Scherb salutes his boss and tries to act casual while the song continues to play and the two timidly move their heads along to the beat.

The moment their boss leaves the elevator, however, Scherb is at it again, gyrating his hips from side to side.

A third member of the police department enters the scene, and the elevator officially becomes a dance party as they dramatically lean backwards and forwards.

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Share Deputy Reed looks skeptical at first, but give Scherb a run for her money when they start doing the stanky leg

Deputy Reed looks skeptical at first, but give Scherb a run for her money when they start doing the stanky leg

They are briefly interrupted by a senior member of staff, but the party continues shortly after with a third dancer joins in to the the Soulja Boy dance

The look shifty when Sheriff Bill Elder (center) steps in the elevator until 

The look shifty when Sheriff Bill Elder (center) steps in the elevator until all four dance in unison

In a tribute to Scherb's 29 years of dedication, a Facebook post stated he was 'highly professional and exceptionally knowledgeable'

In a tribute to Scherb's 29 years of dedication, a Facebook post stated he was 'highly professional and exceptionally knowledgeable'

Their antics are interrupted by the Sheriff Bill Elder, and once again the three gaze at each other from the corner of their eyes until the newest member of the group begins swinging his arms too.

The video was released as a tribute to Scherb's dedication to his job.

In a Facebook post, the sheriff's office wrote: 'Tony earned the reputation from his peers and supervisors as being highly professional and exceptionally knowledgeable.

'Tony has been a valued member of the Sheriff's Office for so many years and a personal friend to many of us. We are going to miss him and we wish him the very best.' 

During his 15 years with the traffic unit, Tony was a part of the DUI Program, where he worked to fight against drunk driving.

He also worked as a background investigator and contributed to the court and transport departments.  

 

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