Sioux Falls, S.D. – South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley congratulated 21 recruits graduating this Friday from the Law Enforcement Training program held in Sioux Falls. The graduation ceremony will take place at the Orpheum Theater Center.
“The Sioux Falls Academy is a testament to the partnership between the Attorney General’s Office, the Sioux Falls Police Department, and other law enforcement agencies,” said Attorney General Jackley, who will be the ceremony’s keynote speaker.
This is the eighth Law Enforcement Training program to graduate from the Sioux Falls regional academy. The academy started in 2020 and is managed by the state Law Enforcement Training program, which is part of the Attorney General’s Office. The Sioux Falls Police Department hosts the program in its facility and contributes adjunct instructors. The program is 13 weeks long and requires graduates to complete 520 hours of course work that includes instruction in the law, arrest control tactics, firearms, vehicle handling, and criminal investigations.
The 21 graduating members of the 197th Basic Law Enforcement Certification Course are all from the Sioux Falls Police Department. The Attorney General’s Office said this training program has made the new officers ready to serve their departments and communities in South Dakota.
Graduates are: Unity D. Anderson, Chloe R. Andrews, Corin K. Brown, Brandon M. Butcher, Chelsea D. Carter, Kaeley J. Dixon, Luke B. Flaten, McKayla M. Foust-Newton, Seth Gabbert, Annika P. Johnson, Isaiah M. Laguna, Nash A. Lininger, Ariel Morales Castillo, Kathryn J. Murphy, Jacob R. Rader, Andrico Rolle, Megan A. Sheppard, Lisa D. Smith, Kyler J. Vander Velde, Dillon Woodley and Joshua A. Zweydorff.