44 officers graduate from OSHP’s Basic Peace Officer Class
Members of the 150th Basic Peace Officer Class received training certificates during a graduation ceremony held this month at the Ohio State Highway Patrol Training Academy. The 44 graduates will assume duties as peace officers for 31 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.
Jonathan Shih, Bexley Police Department, was selected as class speaker by fellow class members and addressed the assembly.
Class honors went to the following:
• Overall Top Performer – Stephen M. Moore, Bay Village Police Department
• Top Academics – Jonathan Shih, Bexley Police Department
• Top Firearms – Stephen J. Shafer, Mansfield Division of Police
• Top Physical Fitness – Korban B. Bradshaw, Mentor Police Department
• Top Driving – Troy R. Sutliff, Twinsburg Police Department.
Chief Jay McDonald, Marion Police Department, was the featured speaker for the ceremony and addressed the graduates and an audience of friends, relatives and law enforcement officers. Ohio Department of Public Safety Chief of Staff Benjamin B. Suver and Colonel Charles A. Jones, Patrol Superintendent, both provided remarks.
Graduates include:
James M. Aden, Defiance Police Department
Cameron A. Anello, Ohio State Highway Patrol
Korban B. Bradshaw, Mentor Police Department
Christopher A. Callahan, Bedford Heights Police Department
Cassie L. Csendes, West Chester Police Department
Memphis A. Cutshall, Ohio Department of Natural Resources Parks and Watercraft
Micah B. Davis, Hardin County Sheriff’s Office
Richard G. Ebert, Wyandot County Sheriff’s Office
Joseph D. Estepp, Ohio Department of Natural Resources Parks and Watercraft
Marquis D. Fortner, Mansfield Division of Police
William C. Fox, Mercer County Sheriff’s Office
Jonah T. Gahagan, Zanesville Police Department
Teneea L. Heston, Bexley Police Department
Nabil, Jawhari, Medina County Sheriff’s Office
Ram K. Kafley, Hamilton Police Department
Kieha I. Kanyolo, Ohio University Police Department
Konner R. Logston, Ohio Department of Natural Resources Parks and Watercraft
Alec M. Lowry, Union County Sheriff’s Office
Isaac W. Ludwig, Bowling Green Police Division
Connor J. McClellan, Bowling Green State University Police Department
Trevor M. McCracken, Mason Police Department
Stephen M. Moore, Bay Village Police Department
Carson J. Orton, Lima Parks, Recreation & Forestry Division
Alyx C. Pasanen, Medina Police Department
Kyle M. Picard, Washington Court House Police Department
Nicholas J. Prochaska, Strongsville Police Department
Zach N. Proctor, Mason Police Department
Zachariah L. Reinhold, Union County Sheriff’s Office
Grant S. Rospert, Wadsworth Police Department
Brian A. Rossman, Strongsville Police Department
Thomas S. Schneid, Rocky River Police Department
Jackson H. Schultz, Ohio Department of Natural Resources Parks and Watercraft
Stephen J. Shafer, Mansfield Division of Police
Taylor M. Shaner, Ohio University Police Department
Jonathan, Shih, Bexley Police Department
Ryan M. Singer, Blue Ash Police Department
Nicholas P. Stanton, Medina Police Department
Mitchell C. Sturm, Ohio Department of Natural Resources Parks and Watercraft
Troy R. Sutliff, Twinsburg Police Department
Cole A. Williams, Lancaster Police Department
Ariana J. Williamson, Ross County Sheriff’s Office
Kelsey N. Witko, Ohio Department of Natural Resources Parks and Watercraft
Megan T. Zdybowicz, Ohio Department of Natural Resources Parks and Watercraft
Luke A. Zemanek, Maumee Police Division.
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