Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: WEDNESDAY, November 15, 1995 TAG: 9511150036
SECTION: CURRENT PAGE: NRV-2 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
SOURCE: KATHY LOAN
DATELINE: CHRISTIANSBURG LENGTH: Medium
The graduation was Friday at Salem Civic Center.
Trump is starting a second career after working at the Radford Army Ammunition Plant for 20 years and suffering an injury that doctors diagnosed as permanently crippling, said Richard Schumaker, the academy's director.
Schumaker admitted to putting pressure on Trump during the course, which included rigorous physical training, marksmanship, personal self-defense tactics, defensive driving and more than 425 state-required areas of academic knowledge.
Other county deputies graduating from the basic jail course were Anthony Bishop and Buddy Smith.
Doug Weddle and Tim Sexton were the county's graduates from the 25th Basic Law Enforcement School, meaning they are trained to begin work as road deputies. Sexton set academy records for number of sit-ups and push-ups performed in a minute. He did 84 sit-ups in a minute. Statistics for push-ups were not available Tuesday.
His name will be added to the "Ironman Club" as best in this physical training area.
Schumaker also gave a certificate of appreciation to Sheriff Ken Phipps, who is retiring after 36 years in law enforcement.
The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office employs more than 75 deputies and more than 20 people who serve as support personnel. Each year, about half of the staff returns to school for one week of recertification classes to improve their knowledge of the state criminal code and to learn more to help them carry out their duties.
by CNB