I served in the United states Marine Corps from 1969 to 1973 as a grunt in S-4 OPS. I enlisted again in the Army National Guard's Military Police in 1973. I served with the Army until 1992. I served during the Vietnam era, Operation Just Cause in Panama, and Desert Storm.
I joined the Oklahoma County Sheriff's Office in 1980, there I served as a Deputy Sheriff, jailer, CLEET INSTRUCTOR, taught JAIL STANDARDS and BIO HAZARDS, and became the County's first BIO HAZARDS Lieutenant and INSTRUCTOR. I retired in 1997. I joined the Arcadia Police Department as a reserve officer in 2001 and worked more...