FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, June 3, 206
Contact: Tony Mangan, Communications Director, 605-773-6878
PIERRE, S.D. – South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley congratulates the 36 students who graduate this Friday from the state Basic Law Enforcement Certification Course in Pierre.
“I am proud of our Law Enforcement graduates and their families for answering the call to serve,” said Attorney General Jackley. “Law enforcement is a challenging profession, but it is essential for the protection of our citizens and communities.”
This class of recruits represent 19 different state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies. The certification course is required for recruits to become fully qualified law enforcement officers in South Dakota.
Graduates are required to complete 520 hours of course work in 13 weeks that includes instruction in the law, arrest control tactics, firearms, vehicle handling, and criminal investigations. The training program is taught by full-time staff from the South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) and adjunct instructors from law enforcement agencies from across the state.
Friday’s graduation begins at 10 a.m. CDT at the Larkspur Landing Event Center, 1908 N. Garfield Ave., in Pierre. Attorney General Jackley is the keynote speaker.
Members of the 201st Basic Law Enforcement Certification Course and their law enforcement agency are:
Cody Baumgardner, South Dakota Highway Patrol; Moses Brave Heart, Pennington County Sheriff’s Office, Ryan Briesemeister, Huron Police Department; Brandon Collins, Deuel County Sheriff’s Office; Matthew Corda, South Dakota Highway Patrol; Garret Damico, Springfield Police Department; Yaritzel DeAnda, Rapid City Police Department; Ian Doerr, South Dakota Game, Fish & Parks Department; Taylor Dykes, Whitewood Police Department; Steven Flamming, Pennington County Sheriff’s Office.
Jackson Flett, Sisseton Police Department; Chance Garcia, Wagner Police Department; Sidney Guerue, Rosebud Police Department; Joseph Hagins, South Dakota Highway Patrol; Joseph Hebda, Whitewood Police Department; Justin Heyer, South Dakota Game, Fish & Parks Department; Kason Hinton, Deuel County Sheriff’s Office; Lauren Hueber, Rapid City Police Department; Tyson Karsky, Roberts County Sheriff’s Office; Tara Kesser, Rapid City Police Department.
KayCee Kollmar-Condon, Winner Police Department; Dawson McNeil, Aberdeen Police Department; Hunter Pena, Aberdeen Police Department; Bryan Robb, Spearfish Police Department; Tyler Roe, Rapid City Police Department; Mitchell Sand, Rapid City Police Department; Justin Schulz, Box Elder Police Department; Hunter Shaw, South Dakota Highway Patrol, Seth Spielmann, South Dakota Highway Patrol; Hayley Streeter, Sturgis Police Department.
Wesley Sudbeck, Roberts County Sheriff’s Office; Stone Terhune, Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office; Jaydan Vasquez, Aberdeen Police Department; Titus Waldner, Huron Police Department; Caolan Whitney, Rapid City Police Department; and Shea Zeller, Fall River County Sheriff’s Office.
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