Forty-One Cadets Graduate From Academy
March 21, 2023
Forty-one cadets graduated from the Walters State Regional Law Enforcement Training
Academy on March 16. This marks the 127th class to graduate from the Academy.
Based at the college’s Niswonger Campus in Greeneville, the academy is an intensive
nine-week program providing over 500 hours of training. Upon completion, students
are awarded the technical certificate in Basic Law Enforcement Officer Education and
are eligible to apply for certification by the Police Officers Standards and Training
Commission as a certified peace officer in the state of Tennessee after being employed
by a law enforcement agency.
The program is part of the Regional Law Enforcement Training Center, established at
Walters State by the POST Commission and is part of the college’s Public Safety Center
of Emphasis, a designation recognizing its outstanding record in career preparation.
These awards were given out during graduation ceremonies.
Academic Award: Fletcher Walters, Clarksville, Clarksville Police Department.
Defensive Tactics Award: James Byrne, Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge Police Department.
Firearms Award: Austin Ladd, Cosby, Greeneville Police Department.
Charles Edward Baskette Memorial Award for Courage and Determination: Corey Romines,
Morristown, Morristown Police Department.
Best Athlete Award: Amar Cole, Clarksville, Clarksville Police Department.
Defensive And Tactical Driving Award: Jacob Smartt, Carthage, Mt. Juliet Police Department.
David Purkey Leadership Award: Jason Morrow, Lobelville, Perry County Sheriff’s Office.
Outstanding Student: Kayla Harrell, Rogersville.
Tennessee Chiefs of Police Award: Angel Pagan Pineiro, Knoxville, Oak Ridge Police
Department.
Tennessee Sheriff’s Association: Isabella Williams, Morristown, Hamblen County Sheriff’s
Department.
Graduates are listed below by county.
ANDERSON COUNTY: James Byrne, Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge Police Department.
CARROLL COUNTY: Justen Roberts, Huntingdon, Huntingdon Police Department.
COCKE COUNTY: Austin Ladd, Cosby, Greeneville Police Department; Colton Rollins, Newport,
Cocke County Sheriff’s Office; Ethan Valinetine, Newport, Cocke County Sheriff’s Office.
GRAINGER COUNTY: Jaycee Reff, Rutledge, Jefferson City Police Department; Andrew Scearce,
Washburn, Bean Station Police Department.
GREENE COUNTY: Mark Trent, Chuckey, Greeneville Police Department; Joshua Laws, Chuckey,
Mosheim Police Department; James Minks, Eidson, Hawkins County Sheriff’s Office; Raymond
McDonald Jr., Fall Branch, Hawkins County Sheriff’s Office; Jenna Handshoe, Greeneville,
Greeneville Police Department; Tanner O’Laughlin, Greeneville, Greeneville Police
Department.
HAMBLEN COUNTY: Wesley Blevins, Morristown, Hamblen County Sheriff’s Office; Isabella
Williams, Morristown, Hamblen County Sheriff’s Office; and Corey Romines, Morristown,
Morristown Police Department.
HAWKINS COUNTY: Michael Davis, III, Rogersville, Hawkins County Sheriff’s Office;
Alexis Laney, Rogersville, Hawkins County Sheriff’s Office; Kayla Harrell, Rogersville,
Student.
JEFFERSON COUNTY: Gavin Colley, New Market, Cocke County Sheriff’s Office; Ryley Lyman,
Talbott, Cocke County Sheriff’s Office; Samuel Sayegh, Talbott, Morristown Police
Department.
KNOX COUNTY: Corey Coppola, Knoxville, Oak Ridge Police Department; Angel Pagan Pineiro,
Knoxville; Oak Ridge Police Department;
MONTGOMERY COUNTY: Amar Cole, Clarksville, Clarksville Police Department; Darrius
Stubbs, Clarksville, Clarksville Police Department, Fletcher Walters, Clarksville,
Clarksville Police Department.
MORGAN COUNTY: Brittany Price, Sunbright, Morgan County Sheriff’s Office.
PERRY COUNTY: Jason Morrow of Lobelville, Perry County Sheriff’s Office.
PUTNAM COUNTY: Jeremy Greenwood, Cookeville, Lebanon Police Department.
SEVIER COUNTY: Jacob Whaley, Sevierville, Gatlinburg Police Department.
SMITH COUNTY: Jacob Smartt of Carthage, Mt. Juliet Police Department.
SULLIVAN COUNTY: Brandon Beach, Kingsport, Hawkins County Sheriff’s Office;
UNION COUNTY: David Crea, Luttrell, Student.
WASHINGTON COUNTY: Bradley Peterson, Johnson City, ETSU Police Department; Kyle Watson,
Johnson City, Johnson City Police Department; Chasity Osborne, Jonesborough, Johnson
City Police Department.
WAYNE COUNTY: Shamas Lewis, Savannah, Wayne County Sheriff’s Office.
WHITE COUNTY: Lance Butler, Sparta, Dekalb County Sheriff’s Office.
WILSON COUNTY: Michael Binns, Mt. Juliet, Mt. Juliet Police Department; Michael Binns,
Mt. Juliet, Mt. Juliet Police Department.