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45 recruits graduated Friday from Basic Law Enforcement Training Program

By DRG Media Group News Mar 10, 2025 | 5:55 AM

A graduation ceremony was held Friday (March 7, 2025) in Pierre for 45 recruits finishing South Dakota’s Basic Law Enforcement Training Program.

The recruits represent 24 different Tribal, state and local law enforcement agencies. They completed the 13 weeks of course work required to become fully qualified law enforcement officers in South Dakota.

Graduates complete course work that includes instruction in the law, arrest control tactics, firearms, vehicle handling and criminal investigations. The training program is taught by full-time staff from the South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation and adjunct instructors from law enforcement agencies across the state.

Attorney General Marty Jackley is the keynote speaker.

Members of the 195th Basic Law Enforcement Certification Course and their law enforcement agency are:

  • Chamberlain Police Department: Corey Blankinship.

  • Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe: Kaytonna Bartlett.

  • Haakon County Sheriff’s Office: Brayden Doolittle.

  • McPherson County Sheriff’s Office: Jorge Olivar.

  • Walworth County Sheriff’s Office: James Ryan.

  • Box Elder Police Department: Garrett Knuth, Brandon Reiter.

  • Brookings Police Department: Erik Adrian, Devon Isler, Margaret Schliepsiek.

  • Charles Mix County Sheriff’s Office: Cole Menholt.

  • Day County Sheriff’s Office: Garret Thompson.

  • McCook County Sheriff’s Office: Todd Obele, Jr.

  • Mitchell Police Department: Cierra Dailey.

  • Oglala Sioux Tribe Department of Public Safety: Ronin Rodriguez.

  • Pennington County Sheriff’s Department: Isaac Broussard, Annyka Petrik.

  • Rapid City Police Department: Royal Bauer, Ethan Bishop, Tyler Cameron, Kaidan Hopson, Shelby Swets.

  • South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation: Stacy Palm.

  • South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Department: Kenneth Jimerson.

  • South Dakota Highway Patrol: Dillon Axtell, Justin Becker, Anthony DeBarrows, Carson Gohl, Ty Lilla, Benjamin Lindgren, Evan Mattson, Keagen Schoenfelder, Mikel Tomczak, Paige Worth.

  • Standing Rock Game, Fish and Wildlife: Leslie White Cloud.

  • Union County Sheriff’s Office: Zachariah Brown, Julia Ensminger.

  • University of South Dakota: Zoe Hassler, William Rueppel.

  • Vermillion Police Department: Juan Moreno, Johnathan Orosz.

  • Wagner Police Department: Robert Abdo, Jr.

  • Watertown Police Department: Austin Van Overbeke.

  • Yankton Police Department: Austin Reining, Rebecca Weber.

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