DOCJT Basic Training Class 506 Graduates

Thirty 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 506 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 506 graduates and their agencies are:

Joseph R. Bufford
Hopkinsville Police Department
(Recruit of Distinction)

Zachary M. Burford
Anderson County Sheriff’s Office

Hunter Carroll
Glasgow Police Department

Caleb K. Conley
Scott County Sheriff’s Office

Tyler C. Daniels
Hopkinsville Police Department
(Outstanding Performance Award for Physical Fitness)

Hunter R. Disney
Laurel County Sheriff’s Office

Charles B. Elmore
Clarkson Police Department

Adam B. Fauver
Greenville Police Department

Sean M. Fentress
Grayson County Sheriff’s Office
(Academic Achievement Award and Recruit of Distinction)

Joshua K. Foster
Brodhead Police Department

Trevor D. Foster
Columbia Police Department
(Most Improved Award for Physical Fitness and Defensive Tactics)

Matthew I. Frias
Providence Police Department
(Coordinator’s Award)

Jeffrey C. Hartman
McCracken County Sheriff’s Office

Austin D. Howell
Mt. Sterling Police Department

Ricky Hill
Fayette County Schools Police Department

Elliott B. Hutton
Georgetown Police Department

Jacob K. Johnson
Maysville Police Department
(Outstanding Performance Award for Physical Fitness)

Hunter C. Martin
Powell County Sheriff’s Office

Jeremy L. Moore
Fayette County Schools Police Department

Aaron J. Moss
Anderson County Sheriff’s Office

Hayden Phillips
Glasgow Police Department

Brandon A. Shirley
Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office

Kyle M. Simmons
Butler County Sheriff’s Office

Chandler Sirls
Graves County Sheriff’s Office

Zachary D. Smith
Graves County Sheriff’s Office

Wesley C. Staten
Adair County Sheriff’s Office

Joshua Stigall
Fayette County Schools Police Department

Austin M. Swartz
Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office

Walter J. Wetzel
Nelson County Sheriff’s Office
(Firearms Proficiency Award)

Quintin O. Wright
Simpson County Sheriff’s Office