Dumar Tanner, more commonly known by his fake identity of Sheriff Ted Hardy, was a small town sheriff and one of Red John's accomplices, being the son of Orville Tanner, Red John's first known accomplice. Red John use the alias Roy Tagliaferro, a man from San Francisco or Hattuesburg. Hardy had the jurisdiction on Livingstone-San Angelo County. He was a recovering smoker and often seen chewing nicotine gum. He assisted in the kidnapping of a couple of twins named Emma and Maya Plaskett. Red John kept Emma while Dumar kept Maya. He assisted Lisbon's team to the best of his ability when Red John killed Emma to help solve the murder even though he was faking it as he knew who was responsible for the murder. Eventually, they proceeded to lure Patrick Jane into a trap by killing Emma and stagin