Cherokee Sheriff's Office Names Deputy Of The Year Winners

From Cherokee PD: For the first time ever the Cherokee Sheriff’s Office recently held a “Deputy of the Year” competition. A competition was open for a Field Operations Deputy of the Year and an Adult Detention Center/Court Staff Deputy of the Year since daily tasks for the two sectors vary greatly. Fourteen deputies from different areas within the agency were selected by their supervisors to compete in the competition.

The Deputy of the Year competition was based on who best performs their daily duty assignments. Nine officers from each division in Field Operations were tested on building clearing, vehicle searches, room searches, investigative interviews, use of force, physical agility course, report writing, field sobriety, pistol qualification and each completed an interview board.

Five deputies from the Adult Detention/Court Staff were tested on book-in procedures, bonding procedures, P.R.E.A. (Prison Rape Elimination Act), use of force, emergency procedures, report writing, physical agility course, inmate death procedures and each completed a formal interview board.

The Cherokee Sheriff’s Office is happy to announce the first recipients of the “Deputy of the Year” awards are:

Field Operations – Deputy John Bennett

Adult Detention Center/Court Staff – Deputy Steven McClure

A number of local businesses made donations to support this competition. We would like to thank them for their generosity and continued support.

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