DOCJT Basic Training Class 510 Graduates
Thirty-three law enforcement officers from agencies across the state graduated Thursday, March 26, 2020, from basic training at the Kentucky Department of Criminal Justice Training.
The graduates of Class 510 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.
Four 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 510 graduates and their agencies are:
Chancellor Anthony
Leitchfield Police Department
(Coordinator’s Award)
Dustin M. Bevil
Murray Police Department
(Most Improved Award for Physical Fitness and Defensive Tactics)
Aleatha R. Brown
Fort Mitchell Police Department
Hunter L. Christian
Liberty Police Department
Samuel T. Davidson
Bath County Sheriff’s Office
Benjamin K. Ennis
Elizabethtown Police Department
Codie J. Ford
Tompkinsville Police Department
(Outstanding Performance in Physical Fitness Award)
Cas S. Grass Jr.
Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office
(Educating Heroes Graduate)
Dominique J. Guevara
Scott County Sheriff’s Office
Ryan H. Hashemi
Radcliff Police Department
Shelly Jamison
Elizabethtown Police Department
Colin P. Kelly
Murray Police Department
Jaclyn T. Kliest
Hopkinsville Police Department
Nathan T. Kling
Taylor Mill Police Department
Jacob L. Lashley
Spencer County Sheriff’s Office
Tanner D. Miles
Gallatin County Sheriff’s Office
Tyler N. Mitcham
Brandenburg Police Department
Teddy B. Newsome
Louisa Police Department
Evan W. Newton
Radcliff Police Department
(Educating Heroes Graduate)
James Norris
Letcher County Sheriff’s Office
Jordan C. Norris
Taylor Mill Police Department
Trent M. O’Hara
Boone County Sheriff’s Office
Bryan J. Pesis
Meade County Sheriff’s Office
Joshua W. Puckett
Cynthiana Police Department
(Educating Heroes Graduate)
William J. Purdom
Lebanon Police Department
Jacob Rogers
Stanton Police Department
Neil F. Rose
Scott County Sheriff’s Office
(Academic Achievement Award and Recruit of Distinction Award)
William B. Rudd
Owingsville Police Department
Nathan M. Stinchcomb
Webster County Sheriff’s Office
Michael T. Terrell
Boone County Sheriff’s Office
Jalen K. Thomas
Cynthiana Police Department
(Educating Heroes Graduate)
Gary Whaley
Scott County Sheriff’s Office
Hosea S. Whitaker
Letcher County Sheriff’s Office
