DOCJT Basic Training Class 505 Graduates

Twenty-eight law enforcement officers from agencies across the state graduated Thursday from basic training at the Kentucky Department of Criminal Justice Training.

The graduates of Class 505 completed 20 weeks of training, which consisted of 800 hours of recruit-level instruction. Major training areas included law offenses and procedures, vehicle operations, firearms, investigations, first aid and CPR, patrol procedures, orientation for new law enforcement families and the mechanics of arrest, restraint and control.

Basic training is mandatory for Kentucky law enforcement officers to comply with the state’s Peace Officer Professional Standards Act of 1998. The Department of Criminal Justice Training provides basic training for city and county police officers, sheriffs’ deputies, university police, airport police and others.

The agency also provides in-service and leadership training for Kentucky law enforcement officers and public safety dispatch training.

The Department of Criminal Justice Training is a state agency located on Eastern Kentucky University’s campus. The agency is the first in the nation to be accredited under the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies’ public safety training program designation. DOCJT also earned accreditation through the International Association for Continuing Education and Training in 2013.

Class 505 graduates and their agencies are:

Nicholas D. Barber
Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office

Drake B. Bishop
Bowling Green Police Department

Frank C. Blackwell
Owen County Sheriff’s Office

Joshua B. Butcher
Harrodsburg Police Department

Michael R. Carder
Franklin Police Department
(Firearms Proficiency Award)

Abby B. Cassady
Bowling Green Police Department

Victoria T. Connor
Bowling Green Police Department
(Recruit of Distinction, Academic Achievement Award)

Clayton J. Dennison
Erlanger Police Department

Kyle C. Edwards
Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office

Stephen Frazier
Todd County Sheriff’s Office

Austin M. Garner
Somerset Police Department

Nathan R. Gutzeit
Edgewood Police Department
(Recruit of Distinction, Coordinator’s Award)

Randy K. Gwin
Hazard Police Department
(Most Improved Award for Physical Fitness and Defensive Tactics)

Parker J. Hignite
Hazard Police Department

Josh Hinkle
Prestonsburg Police Department

Charles E. Humphries
Scott County Sheriff’s Office

Jeffrey E. Jansen
Erlanger Police Department

Patrick T. Linane
Hopkinsville Police Department
(Outstanding Performance Award for Physical Fitness)

Landon D. Miller
Bowling Green Police Department

Fred Neace
Hazard Police Department

Jackson W. Price
Bowling Green Police Department

Austin P. Richardson
Bowling Green Police Department
(Outstanding Performance Award for Physical Fitness)

Rhyan K. Tallent
Bowling Green Police Department

Jenna M. Salza-Trodglen
Franklin Police Department

James P. Wilbers
Florence Police Department

Matthew G. Wilburn
Franklin County Sheriff’s Office

Wesley O. Wolfe
Manchester Police Department

Kenneth D. Yeast
Harrodsburg Police Department