Mississippi Delta Community College

MDCC Law Enforcement Training Academy Graduates Thirty-Four

Row 1: Amy Vanderford – LETA Director, Jacqueline Dawson - Coahoma C. C. C. P., Patrick Elmore - Greenwood P. D., Lonnie Meeks - Holmes Co. S. O., Billy Norris - Tutwiler P. D., Brittany Reed - Greenwood P. D., Denzil Bigbee - Greenwood P. D., Taylor Williams - Jackson Public Schools C. P., Alexis Sanders - Self-Sponsor, Tim Presley – LETA Training Coordinator

Row 2: Kate Ware – LETA Adm. Asst., Clyde Gill - Panola Co. S. O., Travoris Williams - Bolivar Co. S. O., Donald Windham - Bolivar Co. S. O., Damion Collum - Self-Sponsor, Jesse Julen - Tishomingo Co. S. O., Cameron Shaw - Self-Sponsor, Alkenvis Allen - Greenville P. D., Larry Shaw - Greenwood P. D., Michael Scott - Sunflower Co. S. O.

Row 3: Cleother Crain - Greenwood P. D., Deauntae Whitehead - Greenwood P. D., Antwan Curtis - Indianola P. D., Jonathan Curtis - Self-Sponsor, Teresa Patterson - Jackson Public Schools C. P., David Vincent - Greenwood P. D., Montrell Alexander – Delta State University C. P., Jakovis Stewart - Cleveland P. D., George Morgan - East Central C. C. C. P.

Row 4: Baron Roundtree - Holmes Co. S. O., William Wortham - Yalobusha Co. S. O., Darquavion Davis - Greenville P. D., Carlos Minor - Indianola P. D., Eugene Witherspoon - Tutwiler P. D., Alfred Price - Leflore Co. S. O., James Thaggard - Greenville P. D., Ke’von Tescum - Indianola P. D.

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October 15, 2020

Mississippi Delta Community College held its fall Law Enforcement Training Academy (LETA) Commencement on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2020, in the Fine Arts Auditorium on the Moorhead campus. During the ceremony, the 34 cadets of Class 20-B66 became full-fledged law enforcement officers. Tim Presley was the training coordinator for the class who put a heavy emphasis on physical training (PT).

“This was Tim Presley’s first class, and he did an excellent job,” said Amy Vanderford, director of MDCC’s LETA program. “He brought in hard work. He PT’d with them every day, twice a day. He did a fantastic job.”

As someone who focuses on physical fitness, Presley touted during the ceremony that the total weight loss for Class 20-B66 was 450 lbs. and 157 inches around the waist.

“They knew every week that it would be posted. It was all about accountability, and the cadets stepped up to the plate and held themselves accountable,” Presley said proudly. “They knew that the competition was with themselves to get better every day and every week.”

Adding to the honor of becoming law enforcement officers, four cadets were spotlighted for receiving 15 hours of college credit in criminal justice. These cadets were Damion Collum, Darquavion Davis, Jacqueline Dawson and Carlos Minor.

Other awards and acknowledgments from the ceremony included recognition of Alexis Sanders as platoon leader and recipient of the award for top physical fitness, Denzil Bigbee for the marksmanship award with an accuracy of 99.25% and Ke’von Tescum for the overall award of Top Cop.

MDCC LETA is currently accepting applications for their next class which begins on Jan. 10, 2021. Pre-entrance examinations start on Dec. 8, 2020 at 9:00 a.m.

The MDCC Law Enforcement Training Academy is a Class I State Accredited Academy by the Mississippi Board on Law Enforcement Officers’ Standards and Training and offers all levels of training to law enforcement personnel throughout the Delta Region and the State of Mississippi. The MDCC LETA provides areas of training for basic, refresher, part-time, corrections officer, in-service and advanced training on the MDCC main campus located on Highway 3, in Moorhead, Miss.

For more information, visit leta.msdelta.edu.