Sheriff-elect for Fremont County, Idaho
Dedicated to Public Service through Leadership Principles
About Me.
I was born and raised in St. Anthony, Idaho attending South Fremont schools. Shortly after graduating I attended Idaho State University graduating the law enforcement program near the top of my class in 1998. I began my law enforcement career in December of 1998 with the St. Anthony Police Department. I married my beautiful wife and we began our life together. Nearly six years later after a brief stint in security at the INL I returned to the Fremont County Sheriff's office where I worked as a patrol deputy and detective eventually rising to the rank of Patrol Lieutenant. When offered the opportunity to continue my career as Chief Deputy for the Madison County Sheriff's office in 2017, I took it, gaining valuable knowledge about overall Sheriff's Office operations including the budgeting and management of a much larger jail than Fremont County. While I enjoyed it very much, the opportunity to return home with executive level experience came in 2022 when I was hired as Chief Deputy for Sheriff Len Humphries.
Education
2020-2022
University of Charleston
I currently hold a Bachelor of Science in Organizational Leadership where I graduated with an overall GPA of 4.0.
2019
FBI National Academy Session #277
Four FBI National Academy classes are held each year. Each FBI National Academy class accommodates approximately 220 law enforcement professionals from various agencies as well as more than 150 partner nations. The training program serves to improve the administration of justice in police departments and agencies at home and abroad and to raise law enforcement standards, knowledge, and cooperation worldwide.
During the executive-level professional course of study, students reside and train at the FBI training facility in Quantico, Virginia. They attend courses including intelligence theory, terrorism and terrorist mindsets, management science, law, behavioral science, law enforcement communication and forensic science. Following graduation, each officer has the opportunity to join the FBI National Academy Associates, Inc., a dynamic organization of more than 16,000 law enforcement professionals who continue developing higher levels of competency, cooperation, and integrity across the law enforcement community.
The FBI does not charge students from law enforcement agencies in the United States for tuition, books, equipment, meals, lodging, or travel to and from the training facility.
The National Academy was created as the “FBI Police Training School” in 1935 in response to the 1930 Wickersham Commission report recommending standardization and professionalization of law enforcement in the United States though centralized training. At the time, courses included scientific aids in crime detection, preparation of reports, and criminal investigation techniques as well as administration and organization. Courses pertaining to espionage and sabotage were offered as World War II began.
1997-1998
Idaho State University
Idaho State University offers a local avenue for those seeking state certification as an Idaho Peace Officer. A much longer program than the state sponsored program in Meridian, students are allowed the opportunity to spend many more hours learning and preparing to become Idaho POST certified.