New Leaders - April 2018
Matthew Humble - Guthrie Police Department
Matthew Humble was appointed Guthrie Police chief on July 10, 2017. Humble has 13 years of law enforcement experience. He began his career with the Russellville Police Department. Humble also served the Calvert City Police Department before joining Guthrie. He is a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps. Humble has a bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice from Campbellsville University. He also is a graduate of the Department of Criminal Justice Training Basic Training Class No. 366.
Jeromy Hicks - Benton Police Department
Jeromy Hicks was appointed Benton Police chief in August 2017. Hicks has more than 21 years of law enforcement experience. He began his career with the Fulton Police Department. After serving two years, he then transferred to Benton, moving through the ranks to become chief. Hicks is a graduate of the Department of Criminal Justice Training Basic Training Class No. 256. He also is a graduate of Academy of Police Supervision Class No. 32 and Criminal Justice Executive Development Class No. 17.
Marc Schworer - Fort Wright Police Department
Marc Schworer was appointed Fort Wright Police chief on Aug. 1, 2017. Schworer began his career with the Park Hills Police Department. He also served the Villa Hills Police Department before coming to Fort Wright in 1996. Schworer has a bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice from Eastern Kentucky University and an associate’s degree in Criminal Justice from Xavier University. He also graduated from the Department of Criminal Justice Training Law Enforcement Basic Training in 1990 and FBI National Academy 247th session.
Casey D. Rucker - Burgin Police Department
Casey Rucker was appointed Burgin Police chief on Aug. 8, 2017. Rucker has five years of law enforcement experience. He began his career with the Harrodsburg Police Department and served nearly three years before coming to Burgin. Rucker is a veteran of the U.S. Navy, having served for 10 years. He also is a graduate of the Department of Criminal Justice Training Basic Training Class No. 454.
Chris King - Princeton Police Department
Chris King was appointed Princeton Police chief on Sept. 1, 2017. King has 22 years of law enforcement experience. He began his career with the Kentucky State Police, Madisonville-Post 2, where he spent his entire law enforcement career before coming to the Princeton Police Department. King retired from KSP after serving 18 years. He then was appointed assistant chief of Princeton Police Department in 2015 before being named chief. King is a graduate of the Kentucky State Police Academy Class No. 74.
Jamie Land - Elizabethtown Police Department
Jamie Land was appointed Elizabethtown Police chief on Sept. 1, 2017. Land has nearly 20 years of law enforcement experience. His entire career has been with the Elizabethtown Police Department, moving through the ranks to become chief. Land will graduate in May with a bachelor’s degree in Organizational Leadership and Learning from the University of Louisville. He is a graduate of the Department of Criminal Justice Training Basic Training Class No. 267, Academy of Police Supervision Class No. 8, Criminal Justice Executive Development Class No. 11 and FBI National Academy 241st session.
Robert Nader - Covington Police Department
Robert Nader was appointed Covington Police chief on Sept. 1, 2017. Nader has 21 years of law enforcement experience. His entire career has been with the Covington Police Department moving through the ranks to become chief. Nader has a bachelor’s degree from Thomas More College and a master’s degree from Northern Kentucky University. Nader also is a graduate of the Department of Criminal Justice Training Basic Training Class No. 255, Academy of Police Supervision Class No. 20, Southern Police Institute AOC 120th session and FBI National Academy 262nd session.
James “Ned” Crisp - Russell Police Department
Ned Crisp was appointed Russell Police chief on Sept. 25, 2017. Crisp has 33 years of law enforcement experience. He began his career with the Greenup Police Department. Crisp also served the Worthington Police Department before coming to Russell. He joined the Russell Police Department in 1994 and was assigned to the Five County Area Drug Enforcement Task Force and the U.S. Secret Service Electronic Crimes Task Force as a participating agency. Crisp is a graduate of the Department of Criminal Justice Training Basic Training Class No. 233.
Shawn Ward - Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport Police Department
Shawn Ward was appointed Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport Police chief on Oct. 1, 2017. Ward has 29 years of law enforcement experience. He began his career as a dispatcher with the Kentucky State Police, Dry Ridge Post 6. Ward then joined the Cincinnati/ Northern Kentucky International Airport Police Department and moved through the ranks to become chief. He has a bachelor’s degree in Sociology from Thomas More College and a master’s degree in Organization Leadership from Mount St. Joseph University. He also is a graduate of the Department of Criminal Justice Training Basic Training Class No. 227 and FBI National Academy 226th session.
Barry Wilkerson - St. Matthews Police Department
Barry Wilkerson was appointed chief of St. Matthews Police Department on Nov. 26, 2017. Wilkerson has more than 28 years of law enforcement experience. He began his career with the Jefferson County Police Department, which became Louisville Metro Police Department. Wilkerson also served the Heritage Creek Police Department. He has a bachelor’s degree in Police Administration from the University of Louisville. Wilkerson is a graduate of the Department of Criminal Justice Training Basic Training Class No. 194. He also is a graduate of Southern Police Institute AOC 112th Session and FBI National Academy 208th Session.
Todd Brendel - Erlanger Police Department
Todd Brendel was appointed Erlanger Police chief on Dec. 1, 2017. Brendel began his career with the Mascoutah, Ill. Police Department. He also served the Kenton County Jail and the Kenton County Sheriff’s Office before joining Erlanger Police Department as a patrolman in 1998. Brendel moved through the ranks to become chief. He is a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. Brendel has an associate’s degree in Criminal Justice from Northern Kentucky University. He also is a graduate of the Academy of Police Supervision Class No. 50 and FBI National Academy 269th session.
Lee Estepp - Bellevue Police Department
Lee Estepp was appointed Bellevue Police chief on Dec. 13, 2017. Estepp has 30 years of law enforcement experience. His entire career has been spent with Bellevue, moving through the ranks to become chief. Estepp has an associate’s degree in Law Enforcement from Northern Kentucky University. He also is a graduate of the Department of Criminal Justice Training Basic Training Class No. 191, Academy of Police Supervision Class No. 4 and Criminal Justice Executive Development Class No. 8.
Angela Johnson - Clay County Sheriff’s Office
Angela Johnson was appointed Clay County sheriff on Feb. 1, 2018. Johnson has 12 years of law enforcement experience. Her entire career has been with the Clay County Sheriff’s Office. Johnson attended Eastern Kentucky University for more than two years.
Chris Taylor - Madisonville Police Department
Chris Taylor was appointed Madisonville Police chief on March 1, 2018. Taylor has 24 years of law enforcement experience. His entire career has been with the Madisonville Police Department moving through the ranks to become chief. Taylor has a bachelor’s degree in Police Administration from Eastern Kentucky University. Taylor is a graduate of the Department of Criminal Justice Training Basic Training Class No. 224, Academy of Police Supervision Class No. 3 and Criminal Justice Executive Development Class No. 8. He also is a graduate of SPI Administrative Officers Course 119th Session and FBI National Academy Session No. 239.
Mike Schell - Lawrenceburg Police Department
Mike Schell was appointed Lawrenceburg Police chief on March 15, 2018. Schell has 24 years of law enforcement experience. He began his career with the Lawrenceburg Police Department, as a dispatcher, moving through the ranks to become chief. Schell has an associate’s degree in Police Administration from Eastern Kentucky University. He also is a graduate of the Department of Criminal Justice Training Basic Training Class No. 237.
