Photos Provided by Sherry McKinney
The Sebastian County Sheriff’s Office held an awards banquet Tuesday night at the Bell Park Community Pavilion in Greenwood to honor several officers and deputies for their recent achievements and actions in the line of duty.
The event was emceed by 5NEWS anchor Daren Bobb. The guest speaker was Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel.
Below is a list of those honored:
Certificate of Civic Achievement
Capt. Fran Hall
Deputy Ann Buckner
Rusty “Coach Mac” McPhate
Certificate of Merit, Unit Award
Juvenile Detention Center
Special Services Division
Certificate of Merit
Cpl. Bill Cooper
Kyle Dart
Cpl. Vicki Sanikos
Deputy Edwin Creekmore
Lt. Allan Marx
Inv. Philip Pevehouse
Officer Lance Dixon, Van Buren PD
Deputy Michael Posey, Reserve
Deputy Carl “Buddy” Rouser, Reserve
SWAT Members
Capt. Chris Johnson
Capt. Brandon McCaslin
Capt. Hobe Runion
Lt. Allan Marx
Sgt. Steve Cox
Sgt. John Miller
Cpl. Bryan Fuller
Lt. Derrell Miner, Barling PD
Paramedic Kendall Beam
Purple Heart
Frankie Stamps
Life Saving Award
Sgt. Mike Abshere
Sgt. Robert Crouch
Deputy Tyler Wagner
Deputy Josh Helmert
Deputy Dustin Harwood
Sgt. Steve Cox
Sgt. John Miller
Cpl. Andrew Vore
Deputy Zach Krieger
Capt. John Devane
LPN Ana Bazar
Officer Michael Irby, Barling PD
Officer Eric Pippin, Greenwood PD
Officer William Reid, Greenwood PD
Officer Cody Wade, Greenwood PD
Police Commendation
Cpl. Wyatt McIntyre
Deputy Tammy Rivera
Deputy Daniel Bazar
Meritorious Conduct
Deputy Darren Scott
Non-Sworn Employee of the Year
Jeanette Sylvester
Reserve Deputy of the Year
Deputy James Wacaster
Deputy of the Year
Cpl. Bryan Fuller
