Ohio Peace Officer Training Completed By 46 Graduates

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(Columbus) – Members of the 149th Basic Peace Officer Class received training certificates during a graduation ceremony held January 12th, 2024 at the Ohio State Highway Patrol Training Academy. The 46 graduates will assume duties as peace officers for 22 Ohio agencies.

The 21-week basic course began in August. The course was developed by the Ohio Peace Officer Training Commission and offers comprehensive instruction in more than 150 topics, including criminal law, traffic law, community relations, physical training, self-defense, firearms, emergency vehicle operations, standardized field sobriety testing and electronic speed measuring devices.

Zachary M. Hudson, ODNR, Parks and Watercraft, was selected as class speaker by fellow class members and addressed the assembly.

Class honors went to the following:

Overall Top Performer – Brady M. Stevens, ODNR, Division of Wildlife

Top Academics – Emma C. White, Marion Police Department

Top Firearms – Zachary L. Bayer, West Chester Police Department

Top Physical Fitness – Megan L. Bedard, ODNR, Parks and Watercraft

Top Driving – Connor S. Robinson, ODNR, Parks and Watercraft

Michael Rankin, First Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, Franklin County Prosecutor’s Office, was the featured speaker for the ceremony and addressed the graduates and an audience of friends, relatives, and law enforcement officers. Ohio Department of Public Safety Chief of Staff Benjamin B. Suver and Colonel Charles A. Jones, Patrol Superintendent, both provided remarks.

A list of graduates and their agencies seen below:

Samuel G. Adams, Mason Police Department

Kyler M. Adkins, Fayette County Sheriff’s Office

Stephen P. Anderson, Bexley Police Department

Tristan D. Ashcraft, Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Parks and Watercraft

Zachary D. Baker, Morrow County Sheriff’s Office

Zachary L. Bayer, West Chester Police Department

Megan L. Bedard, Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Parks and Watercraft

Levi R. Boggs, Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife

Vincenzo D. Cataldo, Lorain Police Department

Salvatore A. Eaton, Fremont Police Department

Luke A. Fargus, Zanesville Police Department

Alexander M. Fillios, West Chester Police Department

Luke S. Frantz, Wooster Police Department

Joshua G. Grant, Mason Police Department

Darren T. Harrison, Fayette County Sheriff’s Office

Kassidy P. Hines, Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Parks and Watercraft

Zachary M. Hudson, Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Parks and Watercraft

Nolan A. Johnson, Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife

Caden G. Lafferty, Findlay Police Department

Efrain Leon, Hamilton Police Department

Jacob M. Losekamp, Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife

Ryan A. Marshall, Troy Police Department

Caleb M. Mattocks, Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Parks and Watercraft

Chase T. McDonald, Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife

Jordan D. Miller, Fremont Police Department

Samuel O. Neely, Defiance Police Department

William L. Nibert Jr., Greenville Police Department

Samuel E. Noel, Hamilton Police Department

Jacob W.E. Parker, Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife

Cedric D. Pettiford, Washington Court House Police Department

Joshua L. Quail, Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife

Connor S. Robinson, Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Parks and Watercraft

Anthony D. Scott, Middletown Division of Police

Molly A. Searles, Bay Village Police Department

Conant J. Smith, Middletown Division of Police

Rachel E. Snyder, Union County Sheriff’s Office

Brady M. Stevens, Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife

Mackenzie E. Tayerle, Mentor Police Department

Brady D. Weaver, Union County Sheriff’s Office

Emma C. White, Marion Police Department

Lucas M. Wildman, Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife

Tyler J. Wilkerson, North College Hill Police Department

Kiri A. Williams, Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife

Kesi M. Wills, Troy Police Department

Candace A. Woodward, Mentor Police Department

August A. Zorn, Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Parks and Watercraft