351st Basic Training Class graduates from the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center
HUTCHINSON — After 14 weeks of intensive training, 22 members of the 351st Basic Training Class at the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center graduated, taking the oath of office in front of family, friends and supporters.
The ceremony marked the culmination of months of academic instruction, physical conditioning and practical training. Following graduation, the new officers will return to their home communities across Kansas to begin their careers in law enforcement.
KLETC Senior Police Instructor David Ohlde introduced the class and welcomed the commencement speaker, Kansas Senate President Ty Masterson.
In his remarks, Masterson encouraged the graduates to lead with humility and integrity as they begin their service.
“I’m going to leave you with a verse,” Masterson said. “In James, it says that God rejects the proud but gives grace to the humble. You will all need protection, and we should be praying for your protection every day. God bless you, God protect you, and God bless all of you.”
Class President Officer Andrew Brown of the Goodland Police Department also addressed the audience, reflecting on the class's shared experiences.
“To my classmates, these last 14 weeks forged something real between us,” Brown said. “We struggled together, we laughed together, we failed together, and we rose together. That bond will follow us into every call, every shift and every career path ahead of us. We are no longer just students. We are the ones our communities will call when everything else falls apart. Let’s be worthy of that trust.”
The graduation of the 351st Basic Training Class reflects KLETC’s role as a division of the University of Kansas, providing comprehensive and professional training for law enforcement officers serving communities throughout the state.
Under the authority of Darin Beck, vice provost and director of police training, graduates received certificates attesting 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 351st basic training class.
- Eric Boudreaux, Geary County Sheriff's Office, Geary County
- Kim Brant, El Dorado Police Department, Butler County
- Andrew Brown, Goodland Police Department, Sherman County: Class President
- Dalton Chambers, Larned Police Department, Pawnee County
- Gary Coen, Girard Police Department, Crawford County
- Caden Eads, Neosho County Sheriff's Office, Neosho County
- Arianna Figueroa, Derby Police Department, Sedgwick County
- Robert Hernandez, Sumner County Sheriff's Office, Sumner County
- Zachary Hobbs, Hutchinson Police Department, Reno County
- Shawn Holland, Cowley County Sheriff's Office, Cowley County
- Jayson Kidd, Hutchinson Police Department, Reno County
- Gage Koontz, Atchison Police Department, Atchison County
- Brandon Lindahl, Leon Police Department, Butler County
- Darian Maxfield, Sumner County Sheriff's Office, Sumner County
- Skyler McMannis, Reno County Sheriff's Office, Reno County
- Cade McNeil, Riley County Police Department, Riley County
- Merrick Motley, Goodland Police Department, Sherman County
- Isaiah Sherbert, Saline County Sheriff's Office, Saline County
- Devon Speakman, Washington County Sheriff's Office, Washington County
- Matthew Stern, Washington County Sheriff's Office, Washington County
- Kylan Thomas, Kansas State University Police Department, Riley County
- Audrey Toubeaux, Coffeyville Police Department, Montgomery County.
