DOCJT Class 498 Graduates

Twenty-six law enforcement officers from agencies across the state graduated Thursday, January 31, 2019, from basic training at the Kentucky Department of Criminal Justice Training.

The graduates of Class 498 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 498 graduates and their agencies are:

Alexandra J. Birkley
Covington Police Department

Joseph H. Board
Breckinridge County Sheriff's Office
(Coordinator’s Award recipient)

Tyler W. Bradley
Paducah Police Department

Marcus R. Burnett
Paducah Police Department

John B. Darland
Harrodsburg Police Department

Monica T. Dietz
Boone County Sheriff's Office

James K. Duncan
Marion Police Department

Zachary O. Hardy
Hopkinsville Police Department

Marcus W. Harlow
Boone County Sheriff's Office
(Outstanding Performance Award for Physical Fitness recipient)

Evan R. Kenealy
Meade County Sheriff's Office

Alexander M. Klei
Alexandria Police Department

John N. Lyons
Breckinridge County Sheriff's Office

Ryan M. McGill
Boone County Sheriff's Office

Brett A. Miller
Boone County Sheriff's Office

Jimerson A. Montgomery
Hazard Police Department

Jordan H. Nicoll
Alexandria Police Department

Nicholas T. Paddon
Kenton County Police Department

Jimmy L. Perkins
Hazard Police Department

Christopher Robinson
Henderson Police Department
(Recruit of Distinction)

Mathew J. Rue
Nicholasville Police Department

Joseph E. Savelli
Boone County Sheriff's Office
(Academic Achievement Award recipient, Recruit of Distinction)

Austin L. Short
Paris Police Department

Logan D. Starnes
Pulaski County Sheriff's Office

Elijah C. Stevens
Nicholasville Police Department
(Most Improved Award for Physical Fitness and Defensive Tactics recipient)

Akio S. Tonge
Harrodsburg Police Department

Steven E. Willis
Nicholasville Police Department
(Firearms Proficiency Award recipient)