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Columbus – Members of the 152nd Basic Peace Officer Class received training certificates during a graduation ceremony held Thursday afternoon at the Ohio State Highway Patrol Training Academy. The 37 graduates will now assume duties as peace officers for 21 Ohio agencies.
The 21-week basic course began in February. The Ohio State Highway Patrol Training Academy’s Basic Peace Officer course meets and exceeds the training requirements developed by the Ohio Peace Officer Training Commission and offers comprehensive instruction in more than 150 topics, including criminal law, traffic law, community relations, physical training, self-defense, firearms, emergency vehicle operations, standardized field sobriety testing and electronic speed measuring devices. The Patrol’s Training Academy is recognized as a “STAR-certified” academy by the Ohio Attorney General for its excellence in training.
Clayton L. Criss, Ohio Investigative Unit, was selected as class speaker by fellow class members and addressed the assembly.
Class honors went to the following:
Overall Top Performer – Jakob R. Dillon, Ohio Department of Natural Resources Parks & Watercraft
Top Academics – Christine C. Daley, West Chester Police Department
Top Firearms – Jacob L. Sattelmaier, Ohio Department of Natural Resources Parks & Watercraft
Top Physical Fitness – Jakob R. Dillon, Ohio Department of Natural Resources Parks & Watercraft
Top Driving – Clayton L. Criss, Ohio Investigative Unit
Sheriff Jason K. Landers, Paulding County Sheriff’s Office, was the keynote speaker for the ceremony and addressed an audience of graduates, friends, relatives and law enforcement officers. Colonel Charles A. Jones, Patrol superintendent, provided remarks. Following the remarks, a certificate of training was presented to each graduate.
Editor’s note: A list of graduates and their agencies is attached.
| First Name, MI | Last Name | Agency | ||
| Esteban J. | Barajas | Fremont Police Department | ||
| Ethan B. | Beringer | Delaware City Police | ||
| Christian J. | Bishop | Forest Park Police Department | ||
| Alexander T. | Byrd | Fairfield Police Department | ||
| Drake M. | Carmean | Lima Police Department | ||
| Patricia K. | Cesario | Ohio Department of Natural Resources Parks & Watercraft | ||
| Clayton L. | Criss | Ohio Investigative Unit | ||
| Christine C. | Daley | West Chester Police Department | ||
| Michael L. | Dennison | Ohio Investigative Unit | ||
| Jakob R. | Dillon | Ohio Department of Natural Resources Parks & Watercraft | ||
| Marvin C. | Draper | Whitehall Police Department | ||
| Alexander J. | Gunsburg | Ohio Investigative Unit | ||
| Essinda N. | Hobbs | Lima Police Department | ||
| Eric D. | Koller | Ohio Investigative Unit | ||
| Christian S. | Konic | Stark County Sheriff’s Office | ||
| Matthew P. | Kremer | Celina Police Department | ||
| Cameron W. | Lapthorn | City of Hamilton Police Department | ||
| Mason W. | Locke | Defiance Police Department | ||
| Drew A. | Market | Lima Police Department | ||
| Cory A. | Mills | Ohio Department of Natural Resources Parks & Watercraft | ||
| MacDonald | Mukula | Delaware City Police | ||
| Hannah R. | Oakley | Mercer County Sheriff’s Office | ||
| Cody R. | Paugh | Ohio Department of Natural Resources Parks & Watercraft | ||
| Eric S. | Persing | Ohio Department of Natural Resources Parks & Watercraft | ||
| Noah M. | Pleiman | Shelby County Sheriff’s Office | ||
| Hunter L. | Quick | City of Urbana, Police Division | ||
| Jacob L. | Sattelmaier | Ohio Department of Natural Resources Parks & Watercraft | ||
| Sophia M. | Schroeder | Ohio Department of Natural Resources Parks & Watercraft | ||
| Jordan M. | Sellers | Lima Police Department | ||
| Austin M. | Shaffer | Marion Police Department | ||
| William J. | Smith | Ohio Department of Natural Resources Parks & Watercraft | ||
| Neil J. | Sofranec | Ohio Department of Natural Resources Parks & Watercraft | ||
| Frank A. | Soukup | Lake County Sheriff’s Office | ||
| Austin R. | Stickney | Marion Police Department | ||
| Christian M. | Thompson | Columbus Airport Police | ||
| Nicholas L. | Wilson | Washington Court House Police Department | ||
| Feben E. | Yeshak | Lancaster Police Department | ||