Twenty-eight recruits complete 800 hours of training
RICHMOND, Ky. (April 22, 2021) – Today, Gov. Andy Beshear joined the Kentucky Department of Criminal Justice Training (DOCJT) at the first in-person basic training academy graduation ceremony since the onset of the nationwide COVID-19 pandemic.
The Governor recognized the twenty-eight law enforcement officers from 19 agencies across the commonwealth who completed law enforcement basic training and showed support of the essential and life-saving work they will do in the communities they serve.
"As your Governor, I am honored to have each of you serving and protecting all Kentuckians," Gov. Beshear said to the recruits during the graduation ceremony. "Thank you, only a select few among us are called to serve the Commonwealth of Kentucky in this role, and I am grateful to have each and every one of you on Team Kentucky."
DOCJT is committed to providing officers with best practices, the latest technology training and legal information to protect the diverse communities they serve. The graduates of Class 515 received 800 hours of recruit-level instruction over 20 weeks. Major training areas include: patrol procedures, physical training, vehicle operations, defensive tactics, criminal law, traffic and DUI, firearms, criminal investigations, cultural awareness, bias-related crimes and responses to crisis situations.
"Today you graduate the academy having completed your training," said DOCJT Commissioner Nicolai Jilek. "But this is just the beginning. Your career will be full of challenges and triumphs. But each day that you put on that uniform, know that there is a community who feels safer and more secure because of your commitment to integrity and professionalism."
DOCJT provides basic training for city and county police officers, sheriffs' deputies, university police, airport police throughout the state, only excluding Louisville Metro Police Department, Lexington Police Department, Bowling Green Police Department and the Kentucky State Police, which each have independent academies.
Class 515 graduates and their agencies are:Brandon R. Anderson Russellville Police Department
Aubrey M. Carter Florence Police Department
Noah B. Collins Madisonville Police Department
Ryan L. Downs Nelson Co. Sheriff's Office
Britton M. Elmore Elizabethtown Police Department
Jonathan C. Hale Harrodsburg Police Department
Joshua K. Hardin Glasgow Police Department
Tyler J. Hatfield Newport Police Department
James W. Hauenstein Newport Police Department
Dalton T. Hayes Montgomery Co. Sheriff's Office
Tyler R. Jackson Florence Police Department
Christopher T. Jewell Marion Co. Sheriff's Office
(Outstanding Performance Award for Physical Fitness) Ethan C. Jones Elizabethtown Police Department
Larry R. Jones Graves Co. Sheriff's Office
Cassidy S. Martinez Hopkinsville Police Department
Tristen W. Nantz Madisonville Police Department
Aaron C. O'Leary Madisonville Police Department
Peyton L. Payne Elizabethtown Police Department
Austin J. Ray Danville Police Department
Christopher L. Robinson Jefferson Co. Sheriff's Office
(Coordinator's Award) Jason D. Samples Newport Police Department
(Firearms Proficiency Award) Dexter G. Seward Simpson Co. Sheriff's Office
Branden S. Short Mason Co. Sheriff's Office
Quinton A. Smoot Maysville Police Department
(Recruit of Distinction, Academic Achievement Award) Corey A. Springfield Madisonville Police Department
Tanner V. Tout Bath Co. Sheriff's Office
(Firearms Proficiency Award)
Dallas G. Wills Franklin Co. Sheriff's Office
(Most Improved Award for Physical Fitness and Defensive Tactics) Yeng Xiong Jefferson Co. Sheriff's Office
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