Crime & Safety

Lexington County Deputy Receives Top Academic Award

News release from the Lexington County Sheriff's Department

Lexington County Sheriff’s Department Deputy Kason B. Gardner on Friday, October 11 received the J.P. Strom Award from South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy Director Hubert F. Harrell during a graduation ceremony for Basic Law Enforcement Training Session 606.

Gardner, 22, of Batesburg-Leesville, earned the state Criminal Justice Academy’s top academic award by attaining the highest cumulative point total for all written tests that were given during the basic law enforcement officer training session, Harrell said.

On April 29, Lexington County Sheriff James R. Metts appointed Gardner to serve as a deputy.

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“Kason joins a select number of exceptional law enforcement officers in South Carolina who have earned the highly coveted J.P. Strom Award,” Metts said.

“Kason already has developed a reputation at our agency for performing his duties at a high level,” Metts said. “When you give Kason an assignment, you can count on it being done correctly. I believe that Kason will be an excellent deputy.” 

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