NCSHPFebruary 2005Master Trooper
Marion, NC After an extensive application, and my second polygraph examination, I got to start NCSHP basic school. Basic school was the hardest thing I ever did, and my greatest accomplishment. I was sworn in June 2, 2005 and stationed in Boone, NC. I am now station back home in McDowell.
McDowell County Sheriff's OfficeOctober 1999 to February 2005Sheriff's Deputy
Marion, NC I took the job offer for Deputy because McDowell is my home county and i wanted to serve my friends and neighbors. I took calls for service for all situations. Murder to dog calls. I also learned a lot about civil process. That's where I got to work with State Troopers. It didn't take long to figure out that was the job for me.
Morganton Department of Public SafetyJune 1999 to October 1999Public Safety Officer
Morganton, NC I started as a PSO with the City of Morganton as soon as I graduated from B.L.E.T. As a PSO I was a city police officer and fire fighter. I learned everything from collision investigation, calls for service , to city ordinance enforcement. Applying for Morganton was the first I took the Polygraph. I left Morganton when got a job offer from McDowell County. Morganton was a great place to start my career. They had an extensive field training program.
McDowell High School1996High School DiplomaMarion, NC, McDowell
Mayland Community College1998Associate of Applied Science: Criminal JusticeSpruce Pine, NC, Mitchell
Basic Law Enforcement Training1999Certification: BLETMorganton, NC, Burke