Class 117 recently completed the Walters State’s Basic Law Enforcement Academy, with 34 cadets completing training. Graduates will be serving law enforcement agencies across the state.
Based at the college’s Niswonger Campus in Greeneville, the academy is an intensive nine-week, 480-hour program. 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 East Tennessee Regional Law Enforcement Academy established at Walters State by the POST Commission. It is also part of the college’s Public Safety Center of Emphasis, a designation recognizing its outstanding record in career preparation.
The following students received awards at the conclusion of training:
Academic Award – Steven Kerns, Gallatin Police Department
Defensive and Tactical Driving –John Armour, Dekalb County Sheriff’s Office
Defensive Tactics – Steven Kerns, Gallatin Police Department
Firearms – Adrian Nyhof, Celina Police Department
Best Athlete – Muncie Prater, Springfield Police Department
Outstanding Student Award – Nikolaus Robinson of Kingsport
Dr. Wade B. McCamey Leadership Award –Wesley Sakarapanee, Goodlettsville Police
Department
Charles Edward Baskette Memorial Award for Courage and Determination – Jaydee
Brewer, Washington County Sheriff’s Office
Tennessee Sheriffs’ Association Award – Allen Cool, Dekalb County Sheriff’s Office
Tennessee Association of Chiefs of Police Award – Shannon Barker, Bristol (Tennessee)
Police Department
Graduates are listed below by county of residence. All counties are in Tennessee.
CAMPBELL COUNTY: Jesse Ferguson of Jacksoboro, Jackesboro Police Department; Jordan Tolliver of Jacksboro, Campbell County Sheriff’s Office.
CARTER COUNTY: Jonah Roberts of Hampton, Elizabethton Police Department; Cory Tate of Watauga, Bluff City Police Department.
CLAY COUNTY: Sara Satterfield of Celina, Celina Police Department.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY: Perrianna Evans of Crossville, Cumberland County
Sheriff’s Department.
DAVIDSON COUNTY: Wesley Sakarapanee of Hermitage, Goodlettesville Police Department.
DEKALB COUNTY: John Armour of Smithville, Dekalb County Sheriff’s Office.
JACKSON COUNTY: Adrian Nyhof of Gainesboro, Celina Police Department.
JEFFERSON COUNTY: Daryl Daniels of Dandridge, New Market Police Department.
KNOX COUNTY: Joshua Durham of Knoxville, Sevier County Sheriff’s Office.
LAWRENCE COUNTY: Anthony Cutcher of Lawrenceburg, Wayne County Sheriff’s Office.
MACON COUNTY: Steven Kerns of Lafayette, Gallatin Police Department.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY: Muncie Prater of Clarksville, Springfield Police
Department.
MORGAN COUNTY: Amberia Pemberton of Warburg, Morgan County Sheriff’s Office.
OBION COUNTY: Taylor Rodgers of South Fulton, South Fulton Police Department.
PUTNAM COUNTY: Allen Cool of Baxter; Dekalb County Sheriff’s Office.
ROBERTSON COUNTY: Savanna Puckett of Sparta, Robertson County Sheriff’s Office.
SULLIVAN COUNTY: Cody Peters of Bristol, Bristol Police Department; Shannon Baker of Kingsport, Bristol Police Department; Nikolaus Robinson, Kingsport, student.
SUMNER COUNTY: David Looper of Gallatin, Gallatin Police Department; Thomas Loveday of Hendersonville, White House Police Department; Kaylee Vantine of Kingsport, Johnson City Police Department.
UNION COUNTY: Seth Beeler of Luttrell, Union County Sheriff’s Office.
WASHINGTON COUNTY: Jacob Byrd of Elizabethton, Johnson City Police Department; Logan Murdock of Gray, Jonesborough Police Department; Jaydee Brewer of Johnson City, Washington County Sheriff’s Department; Zachary Brudon of Jonesborough, Jonesborough Police Department; Mitchell Peters of Jonesborough, Johnson City Police Department; Nathan Denton of Telford, Washington County Sheriff’s Office.
WHITE COUNTY: Jacob Parker of Sparta, Dekalb County Sheriff’s Office.
