Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center Graduates 324th Basic Training Class
Photos by Jeff Tuttle
Twenty-one new law enforcement officers graduated from the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center (KLETC) on April 26, 2024, in a ceremony held in KLETC’s Integrity Auditorium. KLETC Police Instructor Senior Bryan Carey was the class coordinator for the graduating class, and the commencement speaker for the ceremony was Kansas Commission on Peace Officers’ Standards and Training Commission Chairperson Brandon Johnson.
Brandon Johnson, who also serves as Wichita’s District 1 Council Member, shared a simple and important message with the graduates. “With great power comes great responsibility. I’ll say that again. With great power comes great responsibility. I want all of you in this class to consider what that means for you as a member of law enforcement in the community you will be serving in.”
Chair Johnson expressed that with power and responsibility also comes the power to influence. “You have the responsibility to be the best human you can be with every person you interact with because it may just be the only time they interact with a member of law enforcement, and you have the power to influence how they view the profession and how they interact with law enforcement in their community.”
Under the authority of Vice Provost and Director of Police Training Darin Beck, graduates received certificates attesting to the satisfactory completion of a full-time basic course of instruction, and certification as Kansas law enforcement officers from the Kansas Commission on Peace Officers’ Standards and Training, the state’s law enforcement licensing authority.
The following are the graduates of the 324th basic training class:
*Award recipient
Joseph Agee - Emporia State University Police Department
*Fitness
Derek Ball - Doniphan County Sheriff's Office
Fabian Carlon - Wyandotte County Sheriff's Office
Coby Henley - Leavenworth Police Department
Freddy Hernandez - Dodge City Police Department
Troy Hull - Wyandotte County Sheriff's Office
Colton Kessler - Oswego Police Department
*Fitness
Elliot Kimminau - Jewell County Sheriff's Office
Kreg Kohl - Prairie Village Police Department
*Honors, Fitness
Bryon Letterman - Wyandotte County Sheriff's Office
Michael Lopez - Wyandotte County Sheriff's Office
David Love - Wellsville Police Department
Joseph Manyo - Neosho County Sheriff's Office
Danny Marino-Gandarilla - Liberal Police Department
Gracie Rogers - Wamego Police Department
Maxwell Row - Liberal Police Department
Anthony Schneider - Miami County Sheriff's Office
Maitland Smith - Wellington Police Department
Harrison Spencer - Prairie Village Police Department
*Fitness
Jay VanCoevern - Dickinson County Sheriff's Office
Tyler Walton - Wyandotte County Sheriff's Office
*Class President
