27 recruits complete 800 hours of training
Richmond, Ky. (April 15, 2022) - Gov. Andy Beshear and the Kentucky Department of Criminal Justice Training (DOCJT) announced that law enforcement officers from agencies across the state have graduated the basic training academy.
“We congratulate these officers and deputies on their accomplishment,” Gov. Beshear said. “We send them our support for the work they will do in the communities they serve.”
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 525 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 tactical responses to crisis situations.
“I appreciate the commitment from Class 525,” said DOCJT Commissioner Nicolai Jilek.“I am confident in the professional service they will offer the citizens they protect across the commonwealth.”
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 525 graduates and their agencies are:
Travis R. Ashcraft, Winchester Police Department
Dakota T. Begley, Madison County Sheriff’s Office
Derick W. Carr, Manchester Police Department
Anthony B. Catania, Frankfort Police Department
Adam C. Collins, Raceland Police Department
Brian J. Cooper, Gallatin County Sheriff’s Office
Carlos M. Cordero, Paducah Police Department
Austin B. Cornett, Taylor Mill Police Department
Troyal S. Cox, Menifee County Sheriff’s Office
Victoria A. Cuellar, Hopkinsville Police Department
Robert L. Dyer, Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office
Timothy R. Gallogly, Hopkinsville Police Department
Seth A. Gover, Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office
Dylan W. Greenwall, Hopkinsville Police Department
Bryce P. Harrison, Winchester Police Department
Leon T. Hunt, Winchester Police Department
Brenton S. McAskill, Hopkinsville Police Department
Jackson C. McCormick, Paducah Police Department
Preston M. Pitman, Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office
Michael A. Raisor, Mercer County Sheriff’s Office
Cheyenne S. Rose, Hopkinsville Police Department
Zachary Stayton, Covington Police Department
Samuel A. Stratton, Anderson County Sheriff’s Office
Desirae N. Thacker, Paris Police Department
Jansen T. Thomas, Winchester Police Department
Hunter L. Tweedy, Burkesville Police Department
Samantha M. Wilson, Paducah Police Department