Positions Held
Sheriff – Currently in Office elected to first term in 2010 and completed term of Sheriff Joel Working in 2002
Chief Deputy - Overall operations of both enforcement and Confinement
Lieutenant of Operations - Management of Patrol, Detectives, undercover operations, SWAT Team and Fleet Vehicles
Lieutenant - Special Operations Commander -SWAT Operations/Narcotics Investigations
Lieutenant - Jail Administrator - Administration of Personnel, Inmates, budgets
Detective Sergeant - Undercover Investigations
Undercover Investigator - I.M.A.G.E. Drug Task Force
Corporal - Chief Firearms Instructor / SRT Team Leader
Patrol Deputy - Day to day operations of a patrol deputy
Training and Education
F.B.I. National Academy Graduate - World's premier law enforcement management/leadership academy Quantico, Virginia
Indiana Law Enforcement Academy Graduate
Fort Wayne Police Academy Graduate
National Sheriff Institute Graduate – Aurora Colorado
University of Virginia - Criminal Justice Education
Managing Death Investigation - U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation
Effective Communications - U.S. Department of Justice Federal, Bureau of Investigation
Legal Issues for Command Level - U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation
Management for Law Enforcement - U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation
Forensic Science - U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation
Contemporary Issues in Drug Law Enforcement - U.S. Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration
Advanced Narcotics Investigator - U.S. Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration
Advanced Interviews and Interrogations - Reid basic and advanced training techniques
Administering the Small Jail - U.S. Department of Justice, National Institute of Corrections/Indiana University
Jail and Prisoner Legal Issues - Americans for Effective Law Enforcement - Las Vegas, Nevada
Hiring and Background Investigations - Public Agency Training Council
Mastering Performance management and leadership - Public Agency Training Council
School Violence - Indiana Sheriff's Association
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children - Executive response and first responder
Legislative Update/Supreme Court Decisions - Indiana Sheriff's Association
SWAT Supervision and Leadership, Tactical Command and Major Violent Incident Solutions - Kokomo Police Dept
Civil Liability for Police Officers - Bliss McKnight of Indiana
Law Enforcement Training Instructor - Indiana Law Enforcement Academy
Law Enforcement Firearms Instructor - Indiana Law Enforcement Academy
N.R.A. Law Enforcement Firearms Instructor - National Rifle Association Quantico, Virginia
N.R.A. Law Enforcement Tactical Shooting Instructor - National Rifle Association Quantico, Virginia
N.R.A. Law Enforcement Rifle Instructor - National Rifle Association Quantico, Virginia
Law Enforcement Submachine Gun Instructor - Singleton International
Advanced Glock Armorer - Glock Incorporated
Undercover Investigative Techniques - Indiana Drug Enforcement Association
Moving Surveillance - Indiana Drug Enforcement Association and Michigan State Police Fugitive Team
Undercover Shooting - Indiana Drug Enforcement Association
Drug Investigation - Indiana Drug Enforcement Association
Narcotics Identification and Field Testing - Narcopouch ODV
Airplane Crash Scene - Steuben County Sheriff's Department
Occupant Protection usage and enforcement Instructor - U.S. Department of Transportation
Emergency Vehicle Operations - Bliss McKnight of Indiana and the Steuben County Sheriff's Department
Thousands of hours of in-service training received through a wide range of topics in the law enforcement profession.
Sheriff – Currently in Office elected to first term in 2010 and completed term of Sheriff Joel Working in 2002
Chief Deputy - Overall operations of both enforcement and Confinement
Lieutenant of Operations - Management of Patrol, Detectives, undercover operations, SWAT Team and Fleet Vehicles
Lieutenant - Special Operations Commander -SWAT Operations/Narcotics Investigations
Lieutenant - Jail Administrator - Administration of Personnel, Inmates, budgets
Detective Sergeant - Undercover Investigations
Undercover Investigator - I.M.A.G.E. Drug Task Force
Corporal - Chief Firearms Instructor / SRT Team Leader
Patrol Deputy - Day to day operations of a patrol deputy
Training and Education
F.B.I. National Academy Graduate - World's premier law enforcement management/leadership academy Quantico, Virginia
Indiana Law Enforcement Academy Graduate
Fort Wayne Police Academy Graduate
National Sheriff Institute Graduate – Aurora Colorado
University of Virginia - Criminal Justice Education
Managing Death Investigation - U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation
Effective Communications - U.S. Department of Justice Federal, Bureau of Investigation
Legal Issues for Command Level - U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation
Management for Law Enforcement - U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation
Forensic Science - U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation
Contemporary Issues in Drug Law Enforcement - U.S. Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration
Advanced Narcotics Investigator - U.S. Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration
Advanced Interviews and Interrogations - Reid basic and advanced training techniques
Administering the Small Jail - U.S. Department of Justice, National Institute of Corrections/Indiana University
Jail and Prisoner Legal Issues - Americans for Effective Law Enforcement - Las Vegas, Nevada
Hiring and Background Investigations - Public Agency Training Council
Mastering Performance management and leadership - Public Agency Training Council
School Violence - Indiana Sheriff's Association
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children - Executive response and first responder
Legislative Update/Supreme Court Decisions - Indiana Sheriff's Association
SWAT Supervision and Leadership, Tactical Command and Major Violent Incident Solutions - Kokomo Police Dept
Civil Liability for Police Officers - Bliss McKnight of Indiana
Law Enforcement Training Instructor - Indiana Law Enforcement Academy
Law Enforcement Firearms Instructor - Indiana Law Enforcement Academy
N.R.A. Law Enforcement Firearms Instructor - National Rifle Association Quantico, Virginia
N.R.A. Law Enforcement Tactical Shooting Instructor - National Rifle Association Quantico, Virginia
N.R.A. Law Enforcement Rifle Instructor - National Rifle Association Quantico, Virginia
Law Enforcement Submachine Gun Instructor - Singleton International
Advanced Glock Armorer - Glock Incorporated
Undercover Investigative Techniques - Indiana Drug Enforcement Association
Moving Surveillance - Indiana Drug Enforcement Association and Michigan State Police Fugitive Team
Undercover Shooting - Indiana Drug Enforcement Association
Drug Investigation - Indiana Drug Enforcement Association
Narcotics Identification and Field Testing - Narcopouch ODV
Airplane Crash Scene - Steuben County Sheriff's Department
Occupant Protection usage and enforcement Instructor - U.S. Department of Transportation
Emergency Vehicle Operations - Bliss McKnight of Indiana and the Steuben County Sheriff's Department
Thousands of hours of in-service training received through a wide range of topics in the law enforcement profession.
