Gov. Beshear Announces Department of Criminal Justice Training Class 526 Graduates Basic Training
On May 5, 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.
“Your commitment and determination to serve the commonwealth is honorable, and we are grateful that you have chosen this selfless profession,” Gov. Beshear said. “We are excited to see the good things you will do in your communities and pray for a safe and healthy career for each of you.”
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 526 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.
“While basic training may have come to an end, your career as an officer is just beginning,” said DOCJT Commissioner Nicolai Jilek. “Remember your training, and remember we are here for you anytime throughout your career.”
Class 526 graduates and their agencies are:
Joseph L. Baize
Owensboro Police Department
Rachel E. Bertrand
Paducah Police Department
Bryson R. Blake
Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Airport Police Department
Jonah G. Carter
Hart County Sheriff’s Office
Roman S. Casper
Fayette County Schools Police Department
Sean S. Desmond
Elizabethtown Police Department
Hunter B. Evans
London Police Department
Michael R. Foster
Paducah Police Department
Jeremiah R. Gailey,
Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Airport Police Department
Austin R. Gruner
Paducah Police Department
Jared A. Hale
London Police Department
Parker S. Harris
Nicholasville Police Department
Tyler A. Heflin
Eastern Kentucky University Police Department
Terrence Herbert Jr.
Shelbyville Police Department
William J. Jackson Sr.
Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office
Alex R. Jones
Elizabethtown Police Department
Caleb A. Kindred
Paducah Police Department
David A. May
Nicholasville Police Department
Thomas C. Moore
Nicholasville Police Department
Seth R. Murphy
Nicholasville Police Department
Johnathan C. Pendley
Glasgow Police Department
Justise W. Powers
Shelbyville Police Department
Johnathan S. Ray
Elizabethtown Police Department
Caleb L. Saalfeld
Florence Police Department
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.
