DOCJT Basic Training Class 509 Graduates
Thirty-eight law enforcement officers from agencies across the state graduated Monday, March 16, 2020, from basic training at the Kentucky Department of Criminal Justice Training.
The graduates of Class 509 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.
Eleven recruits graduated additionally with an associate’s degree from the Educating Heroes program. Recruits participating in the program earned 45 college-credit hours for completing Basic Training Academy, and additionally completed 15 college-credit hours to earn an Applied Science associate’s degree. Degrees are earned online through a partnership with Bluegrass Community and Technical College.
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 509 graduates and their agencies are:
Caleb J. Ayers
Middlesboro Police Department
(Most Improved Award for Physical Fitness and Defensive Tactics)
Patrick D. Baker
Dawson Springs Police Department
Jacob W. Barnes
Boone County Sheriff’s Office
Brennan S. Bishop
Warsaw Police Department
(Outstanding Performance Award for Physical Fitness, Educating Heroes Associate’s Degree)
Brooke M. Cassmeyer
Henderson Police Department
Keegan R. Cole
Benton Police Department
Ryan M. Collins
Middlesboro Police Department
Jason C. Dishon
Warren County Sheriff’s Office
(Coordinator’s Award)
Michael S. Drake, Jr.
Bowling Green Police Department
(Firearms Proficiency Award, Educating Heroes Associate’s Degree)
Nicholas M. Dues
Calloway County Sheriff’s Office
(Educating Heroes Associate’s Degree)
John E. Duncan
Scottsville Police Department
Benjamin K. Durling
Warren County Sheriff’s Office
Christopher J. Fecher
Boone County Sheriff’s Office
Amber R. Ford
Northern KY Univ. Police Department
(Educating Heroes Associate’s Degree)
Christian C. Foster
Boone County Sheriff’s Office
Hunter D. Frank
Carroll County Sheriff’s Office
Eric B. Fuson
Middlesboro Police Department
James T. Hamilton
Elkhorn City Police Department
(Educating Heroes Associate’s Degree)
Godfrey M. Hamisi
Bowling Green Police Department
Nathaniel L. Hickerson
Fayette Co. Schools Police Department
Steven B. Hoxmeier
Boone County Sheriff’s Office
Andrew E. Kilbourne, V
Bowling Green Police Department
(Academic Achievement)
Joshua T. Kitchen
Greenup County Sheriff’s Office
(Educating Heroes Associate’s Degree)
Jerimiah R. Kline
Hopkinsville Police Department
(Outstanding Performance Award for Physical Fitness, Educating Heroes Associate’s Degree)
Eric M. Laffey
Hopkinsville Police Department
(Educating Heroes Associate’s Degree)
Brandon T. Little
Marshall County Sheriff’s Office
(Educating Heroes Associate’s Degree)
Mason W. McCord
Boone County Sheriff’s Office
(Educating Heroes Associate’s Degree)
Jamison K. McFall
Bowling Green Police Department
Thomas S. Miller
Russellville Police Department
Christopher J. Partin
Middlesboro Police Department
Elisha J. Perea
Bowling Green Police Department
Michael D. Salyers
Oak Grove Police Department
Justin T. Silvester
Calloway County Sheriff’s Office
Jacob L. Stauffer
Henderson Police Department
(Educating Heroes Associate’s Degree)
Jeremy B. Tabor
Allen County Sheriff’s Office
James W. Taylor
Fayette Co. Schools Police Department
Deja S. Thompson
Russellville Police Department
Caleb J. Ayers
Middlesboro Police Department
(Most Improved Award for Physical Fitness and Defensive Tactics)
Patrick D. Baker
Dawson Springs Police Department
Jacob W. Barnes
Boone County Sheriff’s Office
Brennan S. Bishop
Warsaw Police Department
(Outstanding Performance Award for Physical Fitness, Educating Heroes Associate’s Degree)
Brooke M. Cassmeyer
Henderson Police Department
Keegan R. Cole
Benton Police Department
Ryan M. Collins
Middlesboro Police Department
Jason C. Dishon
Warren County Sheriff’s Office
(Coordinator’s Award)
Michael S. Drake, Jr.
Bowling Green Police Department
(Firearms Proficiency Award, Educating Heroes Associate’s Degree)
Nicholas M. Dues
Calloway County Sheriff’s Office
(Educating Heroes Associate’s Degree)
John E. Duncan
Scottsville Police Department
Benjamin K. Durling
Warren County Sheriff’s Office
Christopher J. Fecher
Boone County Sheriff’s Office
Amber R. Ford
Northern KY Univ. Police Department
(Educating Heroes Associate’s Degree)
Christian C. Foster
Boone County Sheriff’s Office
Hunter D. Frank
Carroll County Sheriff’s Office
Eric B. Fuson
Middlesboro Police Department
James T. Hamilton
Elkhorn City Police Department
(Educating Heroes Associate’s Degree)
Godfrey M. Hamisi
Bowling Green Police Department
Nathaniel L. Hickerson
Fayette Co. Schools Police Department
Steven B. Hoxmeier
Boone County Sheriff’s Office
Andrew E. Kilbourne, V
Bowling Green Police Department
(Academic Achievement)
Joshua T. Kitchen
Greenup County Sheriff’s Office
(Educating Heroes Associate’s Degree)
Jerimiah R. Kline
Hopkinsville Police Department
(Outstanding Performance Award for Physical Fitness, Educating Heroes Associate’s Degree)
Eric M. Laffey
Hopkinsville Police Department
(Educating Heroes Associate’s Degree)
Brandon T. Little
Marshall County Sheriff’s Office
(Educating Heroes Associate’s Degree)
Mason W. McCord
Boone County Sheriff’s Office
(Educating Heroes Associate’s Degree)
Jamison K. McFall
Bowling Green Police Department
Thomas S. Miller
Russellville Police Department
Christopher J. Partin
Middlesboro Police Department
Elisha J. Perea
Bowling Green Police Department
Michael D. Salyers
Oak Grove Police Department
Justin T. Silvester
Calloway County Sheriff’s Office
Jacob L. Stauffer
Henderson Police Department
(Educating Heroes Associate’s Degree)
Jeremy B. Tabor
Allen County Sheriff’s Office
James W. Taylor
Fayette Co. Schools Police Department
Deja S. Thompson
Russellville Police Department
Robert L. Vallandingham, Jr.
Boone County Sheriff’s Office
(Outstanding Performance Award for Physical Fitness)
