Mt. Juliet, Tenn. – Three Mt. Juliet police officers graduated from the Basic Police School at the Walters State Regional Law Enforcement Academy in Greeneville, Tennessee this morning. Mt. Juliet’s newest police officers Krysta Caltabiano, Brian Lee, and Kurt Scothern, along with 56 other law enforcement officers across Tennessee, took part in a graduation ceremony for Class 130 held at Walters State Community College.
Officer Kurt Scothern received the TN Association of Chiefs of Police’s top honor by receiving the Frank Evans Leadership Award. He is a graduate of the University of Tennessee’s Haslam College of Business, receiving a Bachelor of Science degree.
Lt. Wesley Neely, Dep. Chief Michael Mullins, Ofc. Kurt Scothern, Capt. Tyler Chandler, & Lt. Jason Brockman (L-R)Officer Brian Lee served as a college intern with the department in 2022. He is a graduate of Trevecca Nazarene University, receiving a Bachelor of Science degree.
Lt. Wesley Neely, Dep. Chief Michael Mullins, Ofc. Brian Lee, Capt. Tyler Chandler, & Lt. Jason Brockman (L-R)Officer Krysta Caltabiano served as an emergency communications dispatcher with the department. She is a graduate of Curry College, receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree, and University of New Haven, receiving a Master of Science degree.
Lt. Wesley Neely, Dep. Chief Michael Mullins, Ofc. Krysta Caltabiano, Capt. Tyler Chandler, & Lt. Jason Brockman (L-R)“I am so proud of Krysta, Brian, and Kurt’s accomplishments. They are the last group of officers to attend the police academy while I have served as Chief of Police, and they did so well in the academy- representing Mt. Juliet with excellence. They will be wonderful servants to our community,” stated Police Chief James Hambrick.
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