July 3, 2024, Press Release from the Ohio State Highway Patrol: Columbus - Members of the 150th Basic Peace Officer Class received training certificates during a graduation ceremony held Wednesday afternoon at the Ohio State Highway Patrol Training Academy. The 44 graduates will assume duties as peace officers for 31 Ohio agencies.
The 21-week basic course began in February. The Ohio State Highway Patrol Training Academy’s Basic Peace Officer course meets and exceeds the training requirements developed by the Ohio Peace Officer Training Commission and offers comprehensive instruction in more than 150 topics, including criminal law, traffic law, community relations, physical training, self-defense, firearms, emergency vehicle operations, standardized field sobriety testing and electronic speed measuring devices. The Patrol’s Training Academy is recognized as a “STAR-certified” academy by the Ohio Attorney General for its excellence in training.
Jonathan Shih, Bexley Police Department, was selected as class speaker by fellow class members and addressed the assembly.
Class honors went to the following:
- Overall Top Performer – Stephen M. Moore, Bay Village Police Department
- Top Academics – Jonathan Shih, Bexley Police Department
- Top Firearms – Stephen J. Shafer, Mansfield Division of Police
- Top Physical Fitness – Korban B. Bradshaw, Mentor Police Department
- Top Driving – Troy R. Sutliff, Twinsburg Police Department
Chief Jay McDonald, Marion Police Department, was the featured speaker for the ceremony and addressed the graduates and an audience of friends, relatives, and law enforcement officers. Ohio Department of Public Safety Chief of Staff Benjamin B. Suver and Colonel Charles A. Jones, Patrol Superintendent, both provided remarks.
First Name, MI | Last Name | Agency |
James M. | Aden | Defiance Police Department |
Cameron A. | Anello | Ohio State Highway Patrol |
Korban B. | Bradshaw | Mentor Police Department |
Christopher A. | Callahan | Bedford Heights Police Department |
Cassie L. | Csendes | West Chester Police Department |
Memphis A. | Cutshall | Ohio Department of Natural Resources Parks and Watercraft |
Micah B. | Davis | Hardin County Sheriff’s Office |
Richard G. | Ebert | Wyandot County Sheriff’s Office |
Joseph D. | Estepp | Ohio Department of Natural Resources Parks and Watercraft |
Marquis D. | Fortner | Mansfield Division of Police |
William C. | Fox | Mercer County Sheriff’s Office |
Jonah T. | Gahagan | Zanesville Police Department |
Teneea L. | Heston | Bexley Police Department |
Nabil | Jawhari | Medina County Sheriff’s Office |
Ram K. | Kafley | Hamilton Police Department |
Kieha I. | Kanyolo | Ohio University Police Department |
Konner R. | Logston | Ohio Department of Natural Resources Parks and Watercraft |
Alec M. | Lowry | Union County Sheriff’s Office |
Isaac W. | Ludwig | Bowling Green Police Division |
Connor J. | McClellan | Bowling Green State University Police Department |
Trevor M. | McCracken | Mason Police Department |
Stephen M. | Moore | Bay Village Police Department |
Carson J. | Orton | Lima Parks, Recreation & Forestry Division |
Alyx C. | Pasanen | Medina Police Department |
Kyle M. | Picard | Washington Court House Police Department |
Nicholas J. | Prochaska | Strongsville Police Department |
Zach N. | Proctor | Mason Police Department |
Zachariah L. | Reinhold | Union County Sheriff’s Office |
Grant S. | Rospert | Wadsworth Police Department |
Brian A. | Rossman | Strongsville Police Department |
Thomas S. | Schneid | Rocky River Police Department |
Jackson H. | Schultz | Ohio Department of Natural Resources Parks and Watercraft |
Stephen J. | Shafer | Mansfield Division of Police |
Taylor M. | Shaner | Ohio University Police Department |
Jonathan | Shih | Bexley Police Department |
Ryan M. | Singer | Blue Ash Police Department |
Nicholas P. | Stanton | Medina Police Department |
Mitchell C. | Sturm | Ohio Department of Natural Resources Parks and Watercraft |
Troy R. | Sutliff | Twinsburg Police Department |
Cole A. | Williams | Lancaster Police Department |
Ariana J. | Williamson | Ross County Sheriff’s Office |
Kelsey N. | Witko | Ohio Department of Natural Resources Parks and Watercraft |
Megan T. | Zdybowicz | Ohio Department of Natural Resources Parks and Watercraft |
Luke A. | Zemanek | Maumee Police Division |
