2017 VA Law Enforcement Awards Winners
2017 MADD VA Law Enforcement Awards Winners
MADD Virginia would like to congratulate all of our 2017 Law Enforcement Awards winners. Thank you all for your service to our state!
8/31/17 MADD Southside & Chesapeake Bay ASAP Regional Law Enforcement Awards – Virginia Beach, VA
City of Chesapeake Police Dept. – Police Officer Angelique L Watlerson
Police Officer Callie Kessler
City of Norfolk Police Department – Police Officer M.T. DeAvies
Police Officer Ryan M. Shepherd
City of Portsmouth Police Dept. – FTO/Police Officer Vincent McClean
Police Officer Adam Vanderslice
City of Smithfield Police Dept. – Police Officer William Wooley
Police Officer Samuel Johnson
City of Suffolk Police Dept. – Police Officer Clinton Sessoms
Police Officer John Lampe
City of Virginia Beach Police Dept. – MPO Nathaniel Roy Worthing
Police Officer Caleb A. Fields
City of Virginia Beach Police Dept./Special Operations – Police Officer John Dolida
Police Officer Shaun O. Gayhart
Isle of Wight County Sheriff’s Office – Deputy Sheriff Sean Lacy
Deputy Sheriff Ryan Acey
Deputy Sheriff Adam Cofield
Southampton County Sheriff’s Office – Detective Serena White
Deputy Sheriff James H. Fuller
Virginia State Police–
Area 31 – Trooper Louis Milyko
Trooper Kurt J. Johnson
Area 32 – Trooper Christopher Lolos
Trooper Kijana S. Kerr
Area 34 – Trooper Vincent Tolaro, Jr.
Trooper Donald L. Williams, III
Area 47 – Trooper Alain J. Martell
Trooper Adam L. Bailey
Special Awards
Area 32 – Trooper Mark Walden
Trooper Glenn Long
Area 47 — Trooper James Wheelhouse
9/6/17 MADD VA, District 9 ASAP, Old Dominion ASAP, Rockingham/Harrisonburg ASAP – Harrisonburg, VA
Clarke County Sheriff’s Office – Deputy Sheriff Shane Jewell
Culpeper Police Department – Officer Daniel Adair
Culpeper Sheriff’s Office – Sergeant Oliver Brugoto
Elkton Police Department – Sergeant Herbert Kite, Jr.
Frederick County Sheriff’s Office – Deputy Jason Hawse
Harrisonburg Police Department – Officer Justin Kline
Officer Tyler Morris
Officer Terell A. Johnson
James Madison University Police Dept. – Officer Spencer Jarboe
Madison County Sheriff’s Office – Sergeant Randall Richards
Rockingham County Sheriff’s Office – Deputy Joseph Baroch
Shenandoah County Sheriff’s Office – Deputy Warren M. Poff
Deputy Sean E. Sherfey
Shenandoah Police Department – Jeff Courtney, K-9 Officer
Strasburg Police Department – Officer Cody Mead
Town of Orange Police Department – Officer C.J. Johnson
Virginia State Police
Area 12 – Trooper Derek J. Mabie
Trooper Todd B. Ralls
Area 13 – Trooper Aaron P. Flanagan
Trooper David R. Gray
Trooper Joshua M. Myers
Trooper Gregory E. Peele
Area 14 – Trooper Hockaday W. Jones
Area 15 – Trooper Floyd W. Stanley, Jr.
Area 16 – Trooper Scott A. Lam
Warren County Sheriff’s Office – Deputy Jason K. Lombard
Winchester Police Department – Sergeant Matthew Bielecki
Woodstock Police Department – Officer Daniel Dunivan
9/14/17 Abingdon Regional Law Enforcement Awards – Abingdon, VA
Abingdon Police Department – Patrol Officer Kayla R. Richardson
Big Stone Gap Police Department – Patrolman Robbie Robinson
Bluefield Police Department – Sergeant Timothy Carroll
Bristol Virginia Police Department – Officer Anthony Johnson
Buchanan County Sheriff’s Office – Deputy Angel St. Clair
Chilhowie Police Department – Patrolman Nicholas Alexander Stroupe
Dickenson County Sheriff’s Office – Officer Justin Lee Mullins
Gate City Police Department – Officer Matthew Lowman Stewart
Honaker Police Department – Chief Brandon Cassell
Officer Bill Osbourne
Independence Police Department – Sergeant Matthew B. Adams
Jonesville Police Department – Sergeant Travis Mullins
Lebanon Police Department – Sergeant James A. Fletcher
Martinsville Police Department – Officer Jayme M. Clark
Marion Police Department – Police Officer Brian Morris
Norton Police Department – Officer Christopher Shawn Gardner
Pennington Gap Police Department – Officer Jesse P. Jones
Pound Police Department – First Sergeant Dustin Folk
Richlands Police Department – Patrolman Matthew Fields
Russell County Sheriff’s Office – Deputy Carlos Nash
Deputy Scottie Whited
Scott County Sheriff’s Office – Deputy Sheriff Arthur (Pete) Chambers
St. Paul Police Department – Officer Dakota Grizzel
Tazewell Police Department – Officer Aaron Blake Robinson
Tazewell County Sheriff’s Office – Deputy Quentin Harris
Sergeant Travis E. Hayton
Deputy Chad Lester
Washington County Sheriff’s Office – Master Deputy Erik Hinchey
Deputy Sheriff Seth Sparks
Wise County Sheriff’s Office – Deputy Ryan Adkins
Sergeant Zac Clifton
Wise Police Department – Officer Charles H. Parsons, III
Wythe County Sheriff’s Office – Deputy Zachary T. Puckett
Virginia State Police
Area 24 – Trooper J. Michael Nunley
Trooper James C. Reynolds
Area 25 – Senior Trooper C.H. Campbell, Jr.
Area 26 – Trooper Jeffrey W. Foutz, Jr.
Trooper Kriston D. Nelson
Trooper Travis Heath Pickel
Area 27 – Trooper Jeffrey B. Barlow
Trooper Mitchell S. Brown
Area 28 – Senior Trooper Billy C. Patton, Jr.
Senior Trooper Christopher D. Vance
Area 29 – Senior Trooper Johnathan J. Keen
Senior Trooper Jason R. Ward
Area 30 – Senior Trooper B.D. Adkins
Trooper M.E. Brooks
9/19/17 MADD Loudoun, MADD Northern VA, Bull Run ASAP & Fairfax ASAP – Fairfax, VA
Alexandria Police Department – Officer Wesley J. Vitale
Arlington County Police Department – Officer Michael Mitchell
City of Fairfax Police Department – PFC Bryan Nelson
Falls Church Police Department – Corporal Alan R. Freed
Fairfax County Police Department – PFC Harrison Gamble
PFC Sameer Khan
PFC Rashid Roberts
Detective Gene Taitano
Fauquier County Sheriff’s Office – Deputy Creston Irby
George Mason University P.D. – MPO Sunsan Lee
Herndon Police Department – PFC Eliezer Calo
Leesburg Police Department – Sergeant Bradley Schultz
Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office – Sergeant William Nugent
Manassas Park Police Department – Officer Christopher R. Koglin
Prince William County Police Dept. –
Officer Jesse Catellier
Sergeant Jeremy Schenck
Officer Matthew Sciabica
Officer Joseph Wilhelm
Town of Vienna Police Department – PFC Bradley Reedy
Virginia State Police Division 7
Trooper Andre Jones
Trooper Zachary Koon
Trooper Justin Palmer
Trooper Wesley Paul
Trooper Lucie Vajglova
Trooper Charles Vancampen
Warrenton Police Department – Corporal Carl M. Ferguson
9/21/17 MADD, James River ASAP & Valley ASAP – Charlottesville, VA
Albemarle County Police Department – Katherine Kane
Augusta County Sheriff’s Office – Corporal Scott Craig
Buena Vista Police Department – Corporal Darin Hogan
Charlottesville Police Department – Officer Alex J. Blank
Fluvanna County Sheriff’s Office – Lt. Sean Peterson
Greene County Sheriff’s Office – Deputy Milton Chen
Lake Monticello Police Department – Michael A. Abbott
Lexington Police Department – Corporal J.A. Burks
Louisa County Sheriff’s Office – Bobby Hughes
Nelson County Sheriff’s Office – Deputy Sergio Sanchez
Rockbridge County Sheriff’s Office – Deputy Terry Martin
Staunton Police Department – Officer Christopher D. Ammons
Town of Louisa Police Department – Terry Tussing
Virginia State Police
Area 4 – Trooper Seth A. Gaultney
Area 17 – Trooper Jared S. Martin
Senior Trooper Joseph G. O’Gorek
Area 18 – Trooper Kevin C. Anders
Trooper Troy A. Hackenbracht
Trooper Sarah M. Gregory
Trooper Dustin C. Palmer
Waynesboro Police Department – Officer Douglas L. Williams
9/22/17 MADD VA, Central VA ASAP, Court Community Corrections, & New River ASAP- Vinton, VA
Alleghany County Sheriff’s Office – Corporal Kenneth D. Curry, II
Amherst County Sheriff’s Office – Lieutenant Dallas Hill
Appomattox County Sheriff’s Office – Deputy Christopher N. Tanner
Bath County Sheriff’s Office – Deputy James W. Bryan, IV
Bedford Police Department – Officer Ryan Hartman
Blacksburg Police Department – Officer Joshua Teubert
Botetourt County Sheriff’s Office – Deputy Sheriff Daniel R. Faulkner
Campbell County Sheriff’s Office – Deputy Josh Gryder
Christiansburg Police Department – Officer Christopher Roop
City of Danville Police Department – Officer D.T. Shively
Floyd County Sheriff’s Office – Deputy J. Bohnke
Franklin County Sheriff’s Office – Lt. Terry Dameron
Henry County Sheriff’s Office – Deputy Jeffrey Hatcher
Lynchburg Police Department – Officer Nicholas P. Caputo, III
Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office – Master Deputy Christopher Lucas
Patrick County Sheriff’s Office – Deputy Dustin Foley
Pearisburg Police Department – Officer Adam Burton
Pittsylvania County Sheriff’s Office – Deputy Anthony Rouse
Radford City Police Department – Officer Sean D. Weston
City of Roanoke Police Department – Officer Gregory P. Benton
Roanoke County Police Department – PO III Truman Farmer
Salem Police Department – Officer J.W. Shilling
Trooper Michael R. Heath
Vinton Police Department – Officer Matthew Stafford
Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries – Officer Dallas K. Neel
Virginia State Police
Area 20– Trooper T.M. Wertz
Area 21– Trooper Travis J. Morgan
Area 39– Trooper Jacob P. Fix
Trooper Jacob A. Wade
Area 38– Senior Trooper Todd Brendel
Trooper Gabriel A. Colon
Area 40– Trooper J.M. Kennedy
Trooper Richard A. McClanahan
Trooper Joseph A. Turner
Trooper Landon B. Umberger
Area 41– Trooper John D. Eames
Area 42– Senior Trooper Noah D. Knight, II
Trooper Jeremiah N. Mabe
Area 43– Trooper Ryan C. Amos
Trooper Aaron L. McCoy
Virginia Tech Police Department – Corporal Michael Spencer
9/26/17 MADD & Peninsula ASAP – Hampton, VA
Charles City County Sheriff’s Office -Deputy Thomas Douglas
Hampton Police Department -SPO Nicholas Beavers
MPO Lewis Clements
Officer Ashley Garcia
Officer Vernon Gomes
Officer Thomas Squire
Ptl. Derrek Taylor
James City County Police Division – Master Police Officer Daniel Jackson
Newport News Police Dept. – Officer Danijel Akaratovic
Officer Cameron Dodge
Officer Jeff Imgrund
Officer Jacqueline Merriman
Officer Cory J. Sadler
Poquoson Police Department – Cpl. Adam Stephens
Virginia State Police
Area 37– Trooper Brandon C. Hill
Trooper Matthew B. Pope
Trooper Chelsie L. Smith
Area 46 — Senior Trooper Luis A. Aviles
Trooper II Justin M. Lyle
Williamsburg Police Department
Officer Cierra Bastian
Officer Ashley Nichols
Officer James Robinson, Jr.
York Poquoson Sheriff’s Office – Deputy George Fretwell
Sergeant Eric Hart
9/29/17 MADD & Rappahannock ASAP – Stratford Hall, VA
Caroline County Sheriff’s Office – Deputy Fonda L. Justice
City of Fredericksburg Police Department – Officer Joshua Gilworth
Colonial Beach Police Department – Officer Thomas George
Officer Vernetta Wright
Gloucester County Sheriff’s Office – Sergeant Nick Leaver
King George County Sheriff’s Office – Deputy Wayland Carter
Sergeant Alison Nowacki
Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office – Deputy Turmain Turner
Northumberland County Sheriff’s Office – Deputy R. Keith Lewis
Spotsylvania County Sheriff’s Office – Deputy John Kcraget
Deputy Fred Payne, Jr.
Deputy Chad M. Polliard
Westmoreland County Sheriff’s Office – Senior Deputy D.S. Johnson
Deputy Danny Reynolds
Deputy Antwan Smith
Virginia Dept. of Game and Inland Fisheries – Conservation Police Officer Cameron Dobyns
Senior Officer Frank Spuchesi
Virginia State Police –
Area 2– Trooper Robert D. Cullison
Trooper Elliot B. English
Trooper Elliott D. Haynie, IV
Area 3– Trooper Ashby B. Marshall
Area 5– Trooper Zach Torrance
Area 33– Trooper Jean-Marie N. Sebatumitsi
Area 44 –Trooper Julio Cesar Julio
10/3/17 Richmond Regional Law Enforcement Awards – Henrico VA
Amelia County Sheriff’s Office -Deputy Justin E. Wargofcak
Ashland Police Department – Officer Michael Helbig
Chesterfield County Police Department – Sergeant Kevin Rollins
Chesterfield County Sheriff’s Office – Deputy First Class Theodore Knight
Colonial Heights Police Department – Senior Officer Robert Simmons
Dinwiddie County Sheriff’s Office – Corporal John H. Robinson, Jr.
Emporia Police Department – Officer Andrew Connell
Fort Lee Police – Officer Keith Miller
Goochland County Sheriff’s Office – Deputy Terry Russell
Hanover County Sheriff’s Office – Deputy James C. Brockenbrough
Henrico County Police Division – Officer James P. Gray
Officer L. Craig Jones
Officer Shane D. Richardson
Officer Enrique A. Santana
Sergeant Reynolds Community College – Sergeant William Judon
New Kent County Sheriff’s Office – Lieutenant Joey McLaughlin
Deputy Eric Mitchell
Petersburg Police Department- Officer William F. Smith
Powhatan County Sheriff’s Office – Deputy Jamie Hamill
Sergeant Rodolfo Riopedre
Prince George County Police Department – Officer Ernest Dillard
Richmond Police Department – Officer Brendan C. Leavy
Sergeant Jonathan Nathanson
Officer Jason D. Whitehead
Surry County Sheriff’s – Office Deputy Jason Jefferson
Sussex County Sheriff’s Department – Deputy Nathaniel P. Danley
Virginia Commonwealth University Police – Officer Benjamin I. Bone
Virginia State Police –
Area 1– Trooper Justin W. Crawley
Area 3– Trooper Jonathan D. Miles
Area 6– Trooper Solomon C. Albert
Area 7– Trooper Dustin S. Eggleston
Area 8– Trooper Benjamin Canning
10/26/17 MADD & Southside VA ASAP – Clarksville VA
Alberta Police Dept. – Chief Michael A. Brown
Brunswick Co. Sheriff’s Dept. – Deputy Adam Grassel
Chase City Police Dept. – Patrolman Dennis Blanks, Jr.
Clarksville Police Dept. – Corporal Tim Garner
Halifax County Sheriff’s Dept. – Deputy Tyler Clarke
Halifax Police Dept. – Sgt. Jamar Florence
Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Dept. – Deputy Joshua Carroll
South Boston Police Dept. – Patrolman Dennis Blanks, Jr.
South Hill Police Dept. – Officer Thomas Jimmerson
Virginia State Police –
Trooper John A. Williamson
Trooper Jeremiah L. Criner
Trooper Joseph M. Balek
12/12/17 MADD & Piedmont ASAP – Farmville VA
Amelia County Sheriff’s Office – Russell W. Dunford
Blackstone Police Dept. – Tony S. Mayton
Charlotte County Sheriff’s Dept. – Charlie Brinkley
Farmville Police Dept. – Charles Kincheloe
Jordan Seay- Allen
Prince Edward County Sheriff’s Office – Michael I. Fowlkes
Virginia State Police –
Amelia County – Trooper Joshua E. Barner
Buckingham County – Trooper Gavin T. Lee
Charlotte County – Trooper Derrick Thompson
Cumberland County – Trooper Trevor R. Gardner
Lunenburg County – Tom W. Reeves, Jr.