Det. Sgt. Ryan Melerine graduates bomb technician school; Becomes fourth bomb technician at the Sheriff’s Office; Are only 3,100 in nation

Posted: June 10th, 2016 | Filed under: SBSO News
Melerine and the graduates class of 23.

Melerine and the graduates class of 23.

 

Det. Sgt. Ryan Melerine receives his certificate from Ira Jones, FBI director of the hazardous devices school.

Det. Sgt. Ryan Melerine receives his certificate from Ira Jones, FBI director of the hazardous devices school.

Det. Sgt. Ryan Melerine recently graduated from Hazardous Devices School located at the Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville,  Ala., which is put on by the FBI and U.S. Army.

Melerine, who has been with the Sheriff’s Office nearly 10 years, becomes the fourth certified bomb technician at the department.

He said the 250-hour class was a great experience and “some of the best training I received since becoming a law enforcement officer.’’

“There are only approximately 3,100 bomb technicians in the United States, all trained at this one and only academy,  and its a privilege to become a part of that small community.”

Melerine is assigned to the Criminal Investigations Bureau.