The OLEO Awards, provided by Stellar.
The State Attorney’s Office presented its 2020 Outstanding Law Enforcement Officer (OLEO) awards to several deserving members of Fourth Judicial Circuit agencies who exceeded the call of duty over the past year.
It was a timeframe marred by COVID-19, which took the lives of several Fourth Circuit law enforcement members — including one who will now be memorialized for his assistance establishing the OLEOs.
Watts
In a fitting tribute, the awards have been renamed the Sgt. Daniel “Dan” Watts Outstanding Law Enforcement Officer Awards. Watts, a sergeant with the Jacksonville Beach Police Department, passed away from COVID-19 in September 2020. The idea for the OLEOs originated when Watts met State Attorney Melissa Nelson in 2017 and introduced her to the concept and served on the inaugural awards committee.
The latest ceremony took place during honors for National Police Week, which were postponed to October this year due to pandemic.
The office would also like to provide a special thank you to Ronald Foster and his team at Stellar, which graciously provided for the awards that were presented to those recognized.
The 2020 OLEO awards were presented to:
Lifesaving Awards
Deputies Ryan Goethe, Brad Knight, and Trevor Zittrower — Nassau County Sheriff’s Office
Officer Nolan Kea — Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office
Task Force Officer Deputy Christopher Faircloth (CCSO) — DEA
Investigative Excellence Awards
Detective Jessica Duncan-Robinson — Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office
Special Agent Bradley Boyle, Task Force Officer Detective David Carpenter (GCSPD) — DEA
Special Agent Kevin Roberson, Task Force Officer Christina Rosario Del Valle (JSO) — DEA
Detective Brandy Turman — Nassau County Sheriff’s Office
Civilian Public Safety Awards
Garland Scott — Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office
Citizen/Volunteer Partnership Awards
Auxiliary Officer Steven Sheffer — Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office
Jimmy Willard — Willard’s BBQ
Leadership Award
Group Supervisor Michael Mayer — DEA
Bravery Award
Officer Dustin Joiner — Atlantic Beach Police Department
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- Garland Scott with State Attorney Melissa Nelson and Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office Chief of Investigations T.K. Waters.
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- Nassau County Sheriff’s Office Detective Brandy Turman Brandy Turman with State Attorney Melissa Nelson and NCSO Sheriff Bill Leeper.
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- Atlantic Beach Police Department Officer Dusin Joiner with State Attorney Melissa Nelson and ABPD Chief Vic Gualillo.