The City of Columbus says 36 people have applied for the job of police chief.
The city initially announced 15 candidates, then added more people who applied through the city's web site. This is the first time the city can consider a candidatefrom outside of Columbus. Applicants include the interim chief, a police commander, an Uber driver, a karate instructor and a maintenance supervisor. Officials hope to choose a new chief early next year.
The list of candidates includes:
Michael Biasello, Director of Safety, Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina
Robert Clark, International Law Enforcement/Security Consultant, Simi Valley, California
Joel Fitzgerald, Senior Executive Consultant, Ft. Worth, Texas
Andrew Folk, Operator, Pataskala, Ohio
Dwayne Fries, Building Engineer, Columbus, Ohio
David Frisone, Lake County Narcotics Agency Executive Director, Painesville, Ohio
Garrik Haynes, Kansas City Police Department Operations Sergeant, Kansas City, Missouri
Jeffrey Hollabaugh, Master Deputy Sheriff, Montclair, Virgina
Tyrone Johnson, Correctional Officer, Reynoldsburg, Ohio
Alexander Jones, Baltimore County Police Department Colonel & Chief of Community Relations Bureau, Towson, Maryland
Carlos Kelly, Chief of Police, Landsdowne, Pennslyvania
Michael Kreher, Atlanta Police Department Deputy Chief, Atlanta, Georgia
Jason Lando, Police Commander, Pittsburgh, Pennslyvania
Paul Neudigate, Assistant Police Chief, Cincinnati, Ohio
Mary Paradis, Interim Chief of Police, Vienna, Virginia
Marcus Overton, Police Office, Romulus, Michigan
Richard Pearson, Assistant Professor, Louisville, Kentucky
Michael Pelfrey, Assistant Chief of Police, North Port, Florida
Edward Reynolds, Chief of Police/Director of Ministers, Bossier City, Louisana
Todd Richardson, Former Sheriff of Davis County, Farmington, Utah
Samuel Ronan, Maintenance Technician, Lancaster, Ohio
Eric Scharf, Maintenance Supervisor, Niles, Ohio
Anthony Schembri, University of Florida Professor of Criminology, Gainesville, Florida
Shannon Schmid, Police Officer, Columbus, Ohio
Larry Scirotto, Former Assistant Chief, Pittsburgh, Pennslyvania
Darren Sroufe, Director of Safety, Newburgh, Indiana
Robert Strausbaugh, Columbus Division of Police Commander, Columbus, Ohio
Perry Tarrant, Seattle Police Department Former Assistant Chief, Seattle, Washington
Crystal Tope, Teacher of Martial Arts, Westerville, Ohio
Brandon Upchurch, Case Manager Columbus, Ohio
LaTesha Watson, Henderson Police Department Former Chief of Police, Henderson, Nevada
Jason Woodall, Analyst/Driver, Columbus, Ohio
