Richmond KY - Sheriff John Root proudly announces the graduation of Deputy Jamie Etherton from the Department of Criminal Justice Training - Police Academy class #494 on Friday, September 14th, 2018.
The graduation was held at the Posey Auditorium on Eastern Kentucky University's campus in Richmond, Kentucky. Sheriff John Root and a large contingent of Laurel County supervisors, deputies and detectives attended the graduation.
The DOC JT provides entry-level and advanced individual training for approximately 9000 law enforcement personnel annually. The 23 week, 928 hour law enforcement basic training course is mandatory for all Kentucky law enforcement officers who are required to comply with police officers professional standards act of 1998. The graduating students represent the successful completion of a highly structured, comprehensive curriculum. As a result, each officer is better prepared to meet the ever-increasing demands placed on today's law enforcement officers.
Deputy Jamie Etherton has 4 years of prior service with the Laurel County Sheriff's office as a court security officer and most recently a bailiff. He was promoted to deputy and assigned to attend the police academy at EKU.
Friday he graduated with distinction as noted on the program -an award presented to those select few officers that excelled in their training.
Pictured at the graduation is left to right: Laurel County Deputy Jamie Etherton, and Laurel County Sheriff John Root.
