Class 130 Completes Walters State Regional Law Enforcement Training Academy

Class 130 Completes Walters State Regional Law Enforcement Training Academy

Class 130 graduated from the Walters State Regional Law Enforcement Training Academy on Dec. 7. The class trained 59 cadets.

Based at the college’s Niswonger Campus in Greeneville, the academy is an intensive nine-week program providing over 500 hours of training. Upon completion, students are awarded the technical certificate in Basic Law Enforcement Officer Education and are eligible to apply for certification by the Police Officers Standards and Training Commission as a certified peace officer in the state of Tennessee after being employed by a law enforcement agency.            

The program is part of the Regional Law Enforcement Training Center, established at Walters State by the POST Commission and is part of the college’s Public Safety Center of Emphasis, a designation recognizing its outstanding record in career preparation.
           

The following awards were presented during the graduation ceremony. 

• Academic Award, Joshua Bewley, Johnson City Police Department.
• Defensive Tactics Award, James Qualls, Waynesboro Police Department.
• Firearms Award, Andrew Odland, Clarksville Police Department.
• Charles Edward Baskette Memorial Award for Courage and Determination, David Lee.
• Best Athlete Award, Kaleb Dvorak, Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office.
• Best Athlete Award, Summer Larson, Clarksville Police Department.
• Defensive and Tactical Driving Award, Kayla Lande, Morristown Police Department.
• David Purkey Leadership Award, Summer Larson, Clarksville Police Department.
• Tennessee Association of Chiefs of Police Award, Kurt Scothern, Mt. Juliet Police Department.
• Tennessee Sheriffs’ Association Award, Deontre Gray, Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office.

Graduates are listed by county of residence. 

ANDERSON COUNTY: Nicole Woodall of Oliver Springs, Oak Ridge Police Department.
BLOUNT COUNTY: Amelia Wagner of Maryville, Pigeon Forge Police Department.
CAMPBELL COUNTY: Dillon Marney of Lafollette, Lafollette Police Department.
DAVIDSON COUNTY: Brian Lee of Hermitage, Mt. Juliet Police Department; Brandon Putman of Nashville, Goodlettsville Police Department; and Joshua Hightower of Nashville, student.
GREENE COUNTY: Austin Hammonds of Chuckey, Kingsport Police Department; Travis Metcalf of Greeneville, Cocke County Sheriff’s Office; and Chan Humbert of Greeneville, Tusculum Police Department. 
HAMBLEN COUNTY: Brandon Goskie of Morristown, Hamblen County Sheriff’s Office; Kayla Lande and Denver Robertson, both of Morristown, Morristown Police Department; Kaelan Hunt of Russellville, Hamblen County Sheriff’s Department; and Luke Daniels of Talbott, Morristown Police Department.
HARDIN COUNTY: James Qualls of Savannah, Waynesboro Police Department.
HAWKINS COUNTY: Rhonda Salyer of Church Hill, Hawkins County Sheriff’s Office; Austin McGinnis of Rogersville, Hawkins County Sheriff’s Office; and Jacob Boone of Surgoinsville, Kingsport Police Department.
JEFFERSON COUNTY: Houston Brooks of Dandridge, Sevierville Police Department; Annie Quarles of Jefferson City, Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office; Alexander Lane of White Pine, Newport Police Department.
LOUDON COUNTY: Chadwick Tinch of Lenior City, UT Medical Center.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY: From Clarksville and with the Clarksville Police Department: Angel Arellano, Jasmine Campos, Lucas Davidson, Summer Larson, Kaleb moon, Chandler Moss, James Renfrow, Martez Richmond, Brandon Robinson, and Juan Sanchez Dominguez. From Clarksville and with the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Department, Kaleb Dvorak, Deontre Gray, Logan Vanmatre and David Wood; Angelic Lopez-Olivera of Fort Campbell, Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office; and Marquise Carmichael of Woodlawn, Clarksville Police Department.
ROBERTSON COUNTY: Andrew Odland and Nadiya Stowe, both Clarksville Police Department. 
SEVIER COUNTY: Alberto Suarez of Kodak, Sevierville Police Department; Kenneth Spencer of Sevierville, Pigeon Forge Police Department; and David Lee of Seymour, Sevierville Police Department.
SULLIVAN COUNTY: Steven Jones and Aaron Sampson, both of Blountville and both with the Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office; Chris Russell of Elizabethton, Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office. Joshua Bewley of Kingsport, Johnson City Police Department; Dylan Calhoun, Kingsport, Kingsport Police Department; and Andrew Oakley, Kingsport, Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office.
SUMNER COUNTY: Wilson Watts of Gallatin, Gallatin Police Department; Kurt Scothern of Gallatin, Mt. Juliet Police Department; and Cody Haney of Portland, Gallatin Police Department. 
WASHINGTON COUNTY: Jonathon Workman, Erin McDole and Ellis Rice, all of Johnson City and all with the Johnson City Police Department; and Joshua Maiden of Jonesborough, Unicoi County Sheriff’s Office. 
WAYNE COUNTY: Stormie Steelman of Collinwood, Wayne County Sheriff’s Office; and David Walker of Waynesboro, Waynesboro Police Department.
WILSON COUNTY: Krysta Caltabiano of Lebanon, Mt. Juliet Police Department.