Justice and Public Safety Cabinet
DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE TRAINING GRADUATES 18 RECRUITS

Lt. Gov Steve Pence commends class for willingness to serve

RICHMOND, Ky. –“The risks and responsibilities of your job are like none other, and that’s why we admire you so much,” said Lt. Gov. Steve Pence, who is also secretary of the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet, to the graduating law enforcement recruits.

Law enforcement officers from 15 agencies across Kentucky graduated today from the Department of Criminal Justice Training’s Law Enforcement Basic Training Academy. The academy is located on the campus of Eastern Kentucky University.

During the ceremony, Lt. Gov. Pence recognized the importance of law enforcement to Kentucky’s communities.

“Without law enforcement nothing else matters,” he said. “Schools don’t matter, roads don’t matter, everything is of little consequence unless there is law and order and people like you to enforce that law and order.”

The 18-member class underwent 16 weeks of training, which consisted of more than 660 hours of recruit-level officer academy instruction. Major training areas include law offenses and procedures, vehicle operations, firearms, investigation, first aid/CPR, patrol procedures and mechanics of arrest, restraint and control.

Basic Training Class 364 was also commended for the community project they completed while at the academy. The graduates, along with DOCJT staff members and community support from their hometowns, raised nearly $10,000 to send to the Biloxi (Miss.) Police Department to assist those officers and their families that suffered tremendous loss due to Hurricane Katrina.

Graduates of Class 364 and their agencies are:

Micah D. Amstutz, Maysville Police Department

David A. Boudreau, Hopkinsville Police Department

Mark S. Collier, Clark County Sheriff’s Office

David E. Collins, Fayette County Public Schools

Scott Conrad, Georgetown Police Department

Duane N. Davenport, Central City Police Department

Donald R. Jewell II, Hodgenville Police Department

Benny R. Kauffman, Eddyville Police Department

David Lair, Georgetown Police Department

Jon B. McCormick, Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office

David J. Pugh, Fayette County Sheriff’s Office

Brandon O. Tedford, Hopkinsville Police Department

Tony K. Vaughn, Perry County Sheriff’s Office

Phillip W. Warner, Lawrenceburg Police Department

Jessie Reavis Williams, Laurel County Sheriff’s Office

David C. Wiseman, Hazard Police Department

Scott D. Wolf, Lagrange Police Department

Brian Wooldridge, Lawrenceburg Police Department

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