Two from Knox graduate from police academy

On Thursday, Dec. 19, Gov. Andy Beshear announced that 29 law enforcement officers from agencies across the commonwealth have graduated from the Kentucky Department of Criminal Justice Training’s (DOCJT) basic training academy Class 553. These law enforcement officers will now return home to serve and protect the commonwealth and create safer communities. Among those 553 officers, two are deputies with the Knox County Sheriff’s Office: David M. Dunn and Bethany L. Hensley.

“Your commitment and determination to serving the commonwealth is honorable, and we are grateful that you have chosen this selfless profession,” Gov. Beshear said. “We are excited to see the good things you will do in your communities, and my family and I are praying for a safe and healthy career for each of you.”

Since December 2019, the Beshear-Coleman administrated has graduated 1,614 officers from the basic training academy. Thursday’s 29 graduating law enforcement officers will begin working with the commonwealth’s 8,000 other officers to create a commonwealth that is safer for all Kentuckians now and into the future.