77th Police Academy Graduation to be Held Thursday

By Dale Hines
Blue RAM Media/Gulf Coast News

June 11, 2025

MOBILE Ala.

The Mobile Police Department will swear in 21 new officers during an upcoming Mobile Police Academy graduation ceremony scheduled for this Thursday, June 12, 2025, at 11 a.m. at Cottage Hill Baptist Church. The church is located at 4255 Cottage Hill Road.

Here is a list of the Mobile Police Academy Class #77 graduates:

  • Hunter Beamon
  • Paul Bruemmer
  • Kyler Chaney
  • John Clapier III
  • Dean Hammac
  • Jackson Kelley
  • Darrell Kirby, Jr.
  • Devon Lewis
  • Bryan Llanes-Martinez
  • Ivo Machuganski
  • Umut Ocak
  • Debra Phillips
  • Matthew Rowell
  • Nicolas Ruiz
  • Noah Shockley
  • Ashton Thompson, Jr.
  • Daniel Tyler
  • Christian Watson
  • Davanta Weeks
  • Alec Whatley
  • Jacob Ziebach

Here is a list of the Mobile Regional Academy Class #77 graduates:

  • Cornelius Curtis – Mt. Vernon Police
  • Randy Jones – Prichard Police
  • Steven Lee – Mobile County Sheriff’s Office
  • Malachi Ligon – Prichard Police
  • Joseph Nguyen – University of South Alabama Police
  • Blake Nofziger – Citronelle Police
  • Ethan Palmer – Mobile County Sheriff’s Office
  • Tyler Payton – Prichard Police