FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026
Contact: Tony Mangan, Communications Director, 605-773-6878
PIERRE, S.D. – South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley congratulates the 20 recruits who graduate this Thursday night, Sept. 3, from the regional Law Enforcement Training (LET) program held in Sioux Falls.
“Since its launch in 2020, this regional training academy has thrived thanks to the strong partnership between the Attorney General’s Office, the Sioux Falls Police Department, and other law enforcement agencies,” said Attorney General Jackey who will be the ceremony’s keynote speaker. “Through this partnership recruits can stay closer to home while receiving the training they need to protect our communities and citizens.”
This is the 10th Law Enforcement Training program to graduate from the Sioux Falls regional academy. The academy is managed by the state Law Enforcement Training program, which is part of the Attorney General’s Office. As part of its partnership in the regional academy, the Sioux Falls Police Department contributes adjunct instructors for the program and hosts the program in its facility.
The Sioux Falls program lasts 13 weeks. Graduates are required to complete 520 hours of course work that includes instruction in the law, arrest control tactics, firearms, vehicle handling, criminal investigations, and more.
Thursday’s graduation ceremony starts at 5 p.m. CST in the Orpheum Theater Center, 315 N. Phillips Ave. All the recruits are from the Sioux Falls Police Department unless otherwise noted. Members of the 202nd Basic Law Enforcement Certification Course are:
The recruits are:
*** Thomas Baughman III
*** Destiny Bostic
*** Tami Boyle, Minnehaha County Sheriff’s Office
*** Eric Case
*** Joshua Crownover, Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office
*** Allen Danish
*** Kenneth Dornhecker II
*** Taylor Frye
*** Corey Hildring
*** Levi Kuhl
*** William Mattocks, Minnehaha County Sheriff’s Office
*** Lillian McNaughton
*** Robert Nichols
*** Conner Nielsen
*** Stefan Rakus, Jr.
*** Joshua Rapp, Minnehaha County Sheriff’s Office
*** Thomas Scherbarth
*** Jamie Smith, Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office
*** Tristan Stauffacher
*** Austin Uhrich, McCook County Sheriff’s Office
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