Police identify newly hired officers

Of the 16 newly hired police officers who will be headed to the Arkansas Law Enforcement Training Academy on Aug. 25, eight are male and eight are female, and range in age from 21 to 38.

Between April and July, a total of 22 officers were hired, two of them will be full-time and are currently certified by the Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training, and four others who will work part-time and are also certified.

The Department’s Office of Professional Standards provided Deltaplex News a list of all the officers that have been hired.

Officers going to the police academy.

1. Wyatt Burchett, W/M age 29
2. Derrell Horner, B/M age 32
3. Tryvarious Cole, B/M age 27
4. Andrew Iverson, B/M age 21
5. Nevaeh St. Julian, B/F age 24
6. Alex Thrower, B/M age 23
7. Jabria Rogers, B/F age 21
8. Mariah Shelby, B/F age 21
9. Marquis Blake, B/M age 38
10. Patty Murphy, B/F, 32
11. Valencia Swopes, B/F age 28
12. Kayden Wagner, W/F age 23
13. Avery Plummer, B/M age 23
14. Shadayja Bass, B/F age 26
15. Azoria Lewis, B/F age 23
16. Franklin Jiles Jr., B/M age 29

Full-Time Certified Officers hired

17. Jidancia Mitchell, B/F age 45
18. Damian Durham, B/M age 26

Part-Time Certified Officers Hired

19. Cainna Tyson, B/F, age 38
20. Efrem Elliott, B/M age 58
21. Corquis Chism, B/M age 36
22. Joseph O’Neal. B/M age 38