North Okaloosa residents among law enforcement graduates

Twenty graduates this summer completed Northwest Florida State College's Law Enforcement Basic Training. Pictured, front row from left, are Training Center Coordinator Steve Hough, Patrick Griffin, Kevin Hull, Alexandra Clausner, Adam Bairos, Michael Bentley, Scott Sheppard, Criminal Justice Director William Looper, Christopher Roll, Jonathan Fields, Usman Sayed, Erich Reitz, Kimberly Williams and Training Center Coordinator Jeffrey McGill. Back row: David Parent, William Finsley, Timothy Magelitz, Justin McLanahan, Brandon Williamson, Patrick Legions, Christopher Barton, Trey Simpson and Christopher Shiver.

NICEVILLE — Northwest Florida State College students who completed the Criminal Justice Training Center's vocational certificate program for Law Enforcement Basic Training include five North Okaloosa County residents.

Patrick Legions, Baker; and Kevin Hull, Trey Simpson, Usman Sayed and Christopher Barton, Crestview, are among the summer class' 20 graduates. NWF State College President Ty Handy and Director William Looper presented the certificates June 25.

Criminal Justice Training Center graduates are now eligible to take the State Officer Certification Exam. Once they pass the Florida exam, graduates can become employed as sworn police officers in Florida. 

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This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: North Okaloosa residents among law enforcement graduates