St. Mary's Co. St. Mary's Sheriff's Office Employees Awarded for Exemplary Service in 2020

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On Thursday, May 27, 2021 numerous employees of the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office were awarded for excellence and exemplary achievements during 2020. We are proud to present those awards recipients:

Deputy Sheriff of the Year: Deputy Andrew Burgess

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Captain David Yingling and Deputy Andrew Burgess​

Correctional Officer of the Year: Corporal Earl Young

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Major Michael Merican and Cpl. Earl Young​

Professional Staff Member of the Year: Tyler Ferrari, Property Specialist

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Major Merican and Tyler Ferrari​

Law Enforcement Rookie of the Year: Deputy John Gardiner

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Major Merican and Deputy John Gardiner​

Corrections Rookie of the Year: CO Devin Absher

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Major Merican and CO Devin Absher​

Sgt. Nolan Scully Memorial NCO Award: Sgt. Scott Ruest

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Major Merican, Sgt. Scott Ruest and Ruth Scully​

Purple Heart: Deputy First Class Carl Ball

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Major Merican and DFC Carl Ball​

Bronze Medal of Valor: DFC Carl Ball and Deputy Dylan Glenn

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Major Merican, Deputy Glenn and DFC Ball​

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Standing ovation from the audience​

Distinguished Service: Reverend Larry Crabtree, Sheriff's Office Chaplain

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Major Merican and Rev. Larry Crabtree​

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Captain Steven Hall and Rev. Crabtree​

Lifesaving: Deputy Andrew Burgess, Haley Squires, Lt. Eva Jones
Cpl. Timothy White
Cpl. David Corcoran and DFC Andrew Budd
CO Dayvon West
DFC Daniel Holdsworth
Cpl. William Ray and Cpl. Brian Connelly
Deputy Burgess

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Major Merican, Haley Squires and Lt. Eva Jones​

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Major Merican and Cpl. David Corcoran​

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Major Merican and CO Dayvon West​

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Major Merican and DFC Daniel Holdsworth​

Meritorious Action: Dr. Meena Brewster and Dr. J. Scott Smith, Superintendent of St. Mary's County Public School
Sgt. William Raddatz and Cpl. Sheena Tirpak
DFC David Lawrence
Sgt. Cory Ellis
Cpl. Angela Delozier
Deputy Dianne Hersh
Cpl. Timothy Snyder
Deputy Robert Chase

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Major Merican, Dr. Meena Brewster and Dr. J. Scott Smith​

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Major Merican, Cpl. Sheena Tirpak and Sgt. William Raddatz​

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Major Merican and Deputy Dianne Hersh​

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Major Merican and Cpl. Timothy Snyder​

Youth Gun Violence Task Force Team Award: Sgt. David Alexander, Cpl. Christopher Beyer, Cpl. Shaun Carberry, Kelly Castle, Cpl. Jaime Davis, Cpl. Blaine Gaskill, Cpl. Andrew Holton, Cpl. Glen Knott, Cpl. Dustin McClure, Cpl. Gerard Muschette, Cpl. Vincent Pontorno, Cpl. William Ray, Cpl. William Rishel and Cpl. Timothy Snyder

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Crime Lab Team Award: Technicians Jessica Barnard, Carleigh Ruleman, Megan Roberts, Stacey Hancock and Greg Butterfield

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Patrol Squad 2B Team Award: Cpl. Alvin Beishline, DFC Andrew Budd, Cpl. Brian Connelly, Lt. Kenneth Cusic, Sgt. Cory Ellis, Deputy Dianne Hersh, Cpl. Steven Kerby, Sgt. Joshua Krum, DFC David Lawrence, Deputy Michael Myers, Deputy Benjamin Raley, Deputy Bianca Salas, Deputy Max Schell, Cpl. Dale Smith, Deputy Alexander Wynnyk and Deputy Michael Walker

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Major Merican, Deputy Bianca Salas, Deputy Dianne Hersh and Lt. Kenneth Cusic​

Retirees:

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David Koenig, Sgt. William Raddatz, Margaret Baroniak, Jeff McLane and Cpl. Joseph Somerville Jr.​

Service Awards:

40 years:

Sheriff Tim Cameron

35 years:

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Major Merican and Lt. Kenneth Cusic​

30 years:

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Officer William Baker, Capt. Richard Gray, Officer Saraha Norris and Capt. Edward Willenborg​

25 years:

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Major Merican and Cpl. Somerville​

20 years:

Kelly Castle, Crime Analyst
Sgt. Todd Fleenor
Darryl Greb, Property Specialist
Cpl. John Kirkner
Cpl. Gray Maloy
Cpl. Elizabeth O'Connor
Lt. Bonnie Payne

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Major Merican and Cpl. Dale Reppel​

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Major Merican and Lt. Stephen Simonds​

15 years:

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Susie Selzer, Classification Specialist, and Melissa Murphy, Validation Coordinator​

Commendations:

DFC Matthew Beyer, DFC Andrew Budd, Deputy Andrew Burgess, Kelly Crosby, CO Joshua Crow, Kathryn Dykhuis, DFC David Lawrence, Deputy Christopher Palmer, Deputy Benjamin Raley, Megan Roberts, CFC Jonathan Rosado, Deputy Michael Rycyzyn, Cpl. Lacey Smith, Cpl. Timothy Snyder, Deputy Tyler Westphal, Bridget Wimberly, Deputy Travis Wimberly and Deputy Alexander Wynnyk

Sheriff's Salute:

CO Devin Absher, Medic Amy Adkins, Jessica Barnard, Cpl. Dannette Barrow, Charlotte Beall, Sgt. Sebije Boyd, Stacey Buckler, Cpl. William Buckler, Cheryl Chalk, Sean Dennis, Cpl. Melissa Dodson, CO Erik Fleenor, Cpl. Brandon Foor, Lt. Michael Gardiner, Cpl. Melissa Green, Lt. Eva Jones, CFC Bradley Kirscht, Ashley Knight, Cpl. Michael Labanowski Jr., DFC David Lawrence, CO Saraha Norris, Susan Oliver, Cpl. Catherine Poole, Medic Erin Quick, Cpl. Luis Ramos Dompenciel, CO Michael Schmidt, DFC Dale Smith, Cpl. Lacey Smith, Lolita Summers, CFC Alexander Tasciotti, CFC Dale Wade, CO Jordan Wagner, CO Matthew Whitley, Bridget Wimberly and Cpl. Earl Young

Disclaimer: In the U.S.A., all persons accused of a crime by the State are presumed to be innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. See: https://so.md/presumed-innocence. Additionally, all of the information provided above is solely from the perspective of the respective law enforcement agency and does not provide any direct input from the accused or persons otherwise mentioned. You can find additional information about the case by searching the Maryland Judiciary Case Search Database using the accused's name and date of birth. The database is online at https://so.md/mdcasesearch . Persons named who have been found innocent or not guilty of all charges in the respective case, and/or have had the case ordered expunged by the court can have their name, age, and city redacted by following the process defined at https://so.md/expungeme.

 

[TPD]

Can you spot the person without a mask who just a week ago made this big production in front of the county commissioners why she still chose to wear a mask?

 

[Grumpy]

wondered if you would catch that..