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