Nine Alexandria deputy sheriffs graduated from the Northern Virginia Criminal Justice Training Academy (NVCJTA) on November 25. Sheriff Sean Casey and members of his command and training staff attended Session 151’s graduation from Deputy School at a ceremony in Ashburn.

Congratulations to Deputy Amaya, Deputy Jones, Deputy Koroma, Deputy Leiberg, Deputy Mills, Deputy Otieno, Deputy Tyler, Deputy Vasquez and Deputy Washington.

These new deputies and their classmates from the Arlington County Sheriff’s Office and Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office successfully completed 10 weeks of training in NVCJTA’s inaugural Deputy School. Deputy School focuses on jail operations and court security and includes emergency vehicle operations, firearms training, physical fitness and wellness, control tactics, active bystandership, basic legal training, civil process, inmate supervision, cell and person searches, first aid, and serving diverse communities.

The graduates will next complete field training at the Sheriff’s Office before starting their regular assignments at the Alexandria Adult Detention Center.

Photo: (l-r) First row: Sheriff Sean Casey, Deputy Koroma, Deputy Otieno, Deputy Amaya and Deputy Jones. Back row: Deputy Mills, Deputy Vasquez, Deputy Leiberg, Deputy Tyler and Deputy Washington.