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Fifty cadets graduated from the 91¿ì²¥ 91¿ì²¥ Regional Law Enforcement Training Academy on June 6.

Fifty Cadets Complete Regional Law Enforcement Training Academy

91¿ì²¥ celebrated the graduation of Class 132 from the 91¿ì²¥ 91¿ì²¥ Regional Law Enforcement Training Academy on June 6. Fifty cadets completed the course.

Based at the college’s Niswonger Campus in Greeneville, the academy is an intensive nine-week course, providing over 500 hours of training. Upon completion, students are awarded the technical certificate in Basic Law Enforcement Officer Education. Once employed by a law enforcement agency, graduates are eligible to apply for certification by the Police Officer Standards and Training Commission as a certified peace officer in the state of Tennessee. The academy is part of the college’s Public Safety Center of Emphasis, a designation recognizing its outstanding record in career preparation.

Awards were given to outstanding students in established disciplines.
Academic Award: Seara Brooks, Clarksville Police Department.
Defensive Tactics Award: Ashton Lebel.
J.R. Ensor Firearms Award: Brian Corcoran, Clarksville Police Department.
Charles Edward Baskette Memorial Award for Courage and Determination: Lisa Haislip, Sevier County
   Sheriff’s Office.
Best Athlete: Seth 91¿ì²¥, Clarksville Police Department.
Defensive and Tactical Driving: Caleb Young, Johnson City Police Department. 
David Purkey Leadership Award: Ryan Anderson, Clarksville Police Department.
Tennessee Association of Chiefs of Police Award: Jonathon Long, Mt. Juliet Police Department.
Tennessee Sheriff’s Association Award: Chad McFarland.

WALTERS STATE REGIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING ACADEMY CLASS 132
COCKE COUNTY: Austin Kress, Newport, Cocke County Sheriff’s Office.
DAVIDSON COUNTY: Coleman Lewis, Goodlettsville, Robertson County Sheriff's Office.
DEKALB COUNTY: Levi Cantrell, Smithville, Dekalb County Sheriff’s Office.
DICKSON COUNTY: Zachariah Terry, Cumberland Furnace, Clarksville Police Department.
FENTRESS CUONTY: Thomas Harris, Jamestown, Fentress County Sheriff’s Office.
HAMBLEN COUNTY: Dustin Frost, Mark Holbert, Chad McFarland and Dakota Suggs, all of Morristown and all with the Hamblen County Sheriff’s Office.
HAWKINS COUNTY: Steven Brooks, Rogersville, student.
JEFFERSON COUNTY: Kyle Norwood, Jefferson City, Grainger County Sheriff’s Office; Justin Breshears, Jefferson County, Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department. 
KNOX COUNTY: Christopher Tarallo, Knoxville, Jefferson City Police Department; Aaron Crawford, Knoxville, University of Tennessee Medical Center Security.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY: Ryan Anderson, Carson Armitage, Dylan Blair, Renford Bonner, Amanda Buckley, Brian Cocoran, Quartez Harrison, Jennifer Hart, Chase Kalena, Merwan O’Hanrahan and Seth 91¿ì²¥, all of Clarksville and all with the Clarksville Police Department; Daniel Valley, Clarksville, Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office; Seara Brooks, Fort Campbell, Clarksville Police Department; Savana Gibbons and Kaleb Lane, both of Southside and both with the Clarksville Police Department.
PICKETT COUNTY: Logan South, Byrdstown, Pickett County Sheriff’s Office.
ROBERTSON COUNTY: Ethan White, Greenbrier, Robertson County Sheriff’s Office.
SEVIER COUNTY: Jacob Deal, Sevierville, Pigeon Forge Police Department; Brita Cardenas both of Sevierville and both with the Sevier County Sheriff’s Office; Ethan Sutton, Sevierville, Sevierville Police Department.
STEWART COUNTY: Collin Robertson, Indian Mound, Clarksville Police Department.
SUMNER COUNTY: David Nash, Oak Grove, Clarksville Police Department.
SULLIVAN COUNTY: Joshua Holsclaw, Elizabethton, Bluff City Police Department; Keyshawn Artrip and Ricardo Benitez, both of Kingsport and both with the Kingsport Police Department; Brandon Jones, Kingsport, Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office.
WAYNE COUNTY: Andrew Mills, Waynesboro, Wayne County Sheriff’s Office.
WILLIAMSON COUNTY: Andrew Canon, Franklin, Franklin Police Department; Ashton Lebel, Spring City, Franklin Police Department. 
WILSON COUNTY: Jonathan Long, Lebanon, Mt. Juliet Police Department.
WASHINGTON COUNTY: Christopher Pineda, James Richardson and Caleb Young, all of Johnson. City and all with the Johnson City Police Department.

OTHER STATES
MIDDLESBORO, KENTUCKY: Aaron Sexton, Lafollette (Tennessee) Police Department.