Wabash County Gets New Deputies

Three new deputies for the Wabash County Sheriff’s Department have graduated from the Indiana Law Enforcement Academy. All three graduated August 19 and have begun field training in Wabash County.

Baker

Fitzpatrick

Payne

Ryan Baker had been employed as a Jail Officer with the Wabash County Sheriff’s Department since 2001. He holds an associate’s degree in law enforcement from Vincennes University.

Kayla Fitzpatrick had served within the department as a third-shift dispatcher since January 2004. She holds a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from Indiana University, Kokomo.

Andrew Payne has experience as a corrections officer with the Delaware County Sheriff’s Department an as a reserve officer with both Delaware County and the Yorktown Police Department. He holds a bachelor’s degree in American history from Ball State University.