ABOUT ME
Leadership Experience
PROMOTIONS AND POSITIONS
2004: Promoted to Investigator
2006 to 2009: Lead Firearms Instructor - Developed lesson plans and formalized documentation of biannual firearms training. Also developed new policy regarding training and use of patrol rifles, managed purchasing and budgeting of $20,000 annually.
2006: Evidence Technician and property room manager
2011: Promoted to Lieutenant of Investigations
2016: Promoted to Captain of Investigations
2017: Began supervising the narcotics and warrants units as part of the Criminal Investigations Division
2024: Retired from Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office
2024: Promoted to Lieutenant at Carilion Clinic Police Department
TACTICAL LEADERSHIP
2001: Selected for Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office Tactical Team
2006: Team Leader for the Sheriff’s Office Tactical Team during the man hunt for escaped inmate William Morva, who had killed security guard Derrick McFarland and Deputy Eric Sutphin
2007: Team Leader for the Sheriff’s Office Tactical Team during the active shooter response at Virginia Tech
2011: Team Leader on Sheriff’s Office SWAT team during the response to the murder of VTPD Officer Deriek Crouse
2016: Became Commander of the Sheriff’s Office SWAT Team
2016 to 2023: Primary Incident Commander for critical incidents occurring in Montgomery County
MAJOR CASES
2007: Virginia Tech Shooting: Responder to the shooting at Norris Hall and assisted clearing the building and evacuating survivors. SWAT Team Leader for a detailed search of the academic buildings post shooting. Provided full time night shift SWAT coverage for Virginia Tech for the two weeks that followed.
2009 to 2011: Assigned to the Metzler/Childs Homicide Taskforce – Worked alongside FBI, US Marshal Service, Virginia State Police, and Police Detectives with Blacksburg, Christiansburg, and Virginia Tech
2013: Responded to assist with investigation of the Active Shooter incident at New River Community College in Christiansburg
2014 to 2016: Metzler/Childs Homicide Taskforce Coordinator