DOCJT graduates 33 officers from basic training

23 weeks of training

RICHMOND, Ky. (April 14, 2017) — Thirty-three law enforcement officers from agencies across the state graduated today from basic training at the Kentucky Department of Criminal Justice Training.

The graduates of Class 481 completed 23 weeks of training, which consisted of 923 hours of recruit-level instruction. Major training areas included homeland security, 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 – making it the nation’s only law enforcement training academy to achieve dual accreditation by two independent accrediting organizations.

Class 481 graduates and their agencies are:

• Marcus Q. Allen, Louisville Metro Youth Detention Service
• Zachary M. Carney, Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife
• Christopher M. Carson, Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife
• Paul Allen Chandler, Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife
• Ronald T. Cox, Butler County Sheriff’s Office
• Austin L. Esther, Ohio County Sheriff’s Office
• Paul M. Evans, Morgantown Police Department
• John D. Fields, Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife
• Michael A. Gonterman, Florence Police Department
• Aaron B. Green, Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife
• Brant T. Green, Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife
• Alex S. Hamilton, Flemingsburg Police Department
• Zachary Ty Hammer, Tompkinsville Police Department
• Joel A. High Jr., Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife
• Brandon Hitch, Adair County Sheriff’s Office
• Bradley D. Hunt, Radcliff Police Department
• Edward A. Hunt, Franklin County Sheriff’s Office
• D.J. Hutcherson, Florence Police Department
• Derek A. Jackson, Florence Police Department
• Timothy W. Johnson, Florence Police Department
• Carmel L. Keith, Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife
• Samuel V. Knopp, Marion County Sheriff’s Office
• Jeremy J. Lewis, Leslie County Sheriff’s Office
• Trevor R. Lowe, Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife
• Stephen T. Marshall, Madisonville Police Department
• Jaime A. Morales, Scott County Sheriff’s Office
• Benjamin J. Morris, Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife
• Nicholas D. Ruffing, Cincinnati/N. Ky. Airport Police Department
• Cassandra Jo E. Skinner, Paducah Police Department
• Seth N. Stewart, Franklin Police Department
• Brandon L. Wallen, Georgetown Police Department
• John N. Webb III, Guthrie Police Department
• Dustin Zink, Florence Police Department