Henry County Sheriff's Office Press Release: Newly licensed police officers

Brian Bearce, Cheryl Brown, Jalyn Rosier, Pat Yost, Sheriff Kent Oberkrom

BR lr: Derek Foreman, Jared Denham, Brad Page, Thomas Cantrell, Nikki Fenner and Jason Larkins

 

The Henry County Sheriff’s Office is proud to announce the advancement of several employees to licensed police officers. These men and women began their journey in January, 2013 and graduated Wednesday evening December 4, 2013. The graduation ceremony was held at the Performing Arts Center at Clinton High School and was attended by nearly 100 friends and family. Sgt. Paul Abbott, of the Clinton Police Department and Academy Instructor, was the keynote speaker at the graduation ceremony.


The Missouri Sheriffs’ Association Class #188 was made up of ten men and women, not only from Henry County, but also Bates, Lafayette and Vernon counties. The eleven month journey of their training covered the complete spectrum of law enforcement 
activities.


Henry County graduates included Nikki Fenner, class president, Cheryl Brown, Thomas Cantrell, Jason Larkins and Derek Foreman. Fenner, Brown, Cantrell and Larkins are all current employees with the Henry County Sheriff’s Office working within the Detention Center. Foreman is serving as a reserve deputy with Henry County.


Other graduates included Jalyn Rosier, Vernon County, Patrick Yost, Lafayette County, Brian Bearce, Brad Page and Jared Denham all from Bates County.


This was the first academy held in Henry County and all of the instructors are very proud of the dedication and commitment these men and women showed over the past eleven months to become licensed peace officers in the State of Missouri”, Sheriff Oberkrom said.