Detective Coby Lang and Deputy Travis Johnston attended P.O.S.T. Firearms Instructor Retraining at the Caddo Parish Regional Training Academy Firearm Range today.
Detective Lang has been an instructor for 6 years and Deputy Johnston has been an instructor for almost 18 years.
Each year P.O.S.T. Firearm Instructors must retrain with handgun, shotgun and rifle. They are responsible for training and qualifying other peace officers with their weapons throughout the year.
There were over 60 Instructors in attendance today, and Detective Lang and Deputy Johnston are 2 of 627 sworn police officers who are P.O.S.T. Firearms Instructors in the State of Louisiana.
Sheriff Aaron Mitchell stated he is fortunate to have two P.O.S.T. Firearms Instructors employed with the Sabine Parish Sheriff's Office. Sheriff Mitchell said this allows firearm training to be held internally at any time without having to bring in outside instructors or deputies having to travel outside the agency to attend training.
