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Kenneth J. Baca
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Chief Kenneth Baca has served the Medina County Sheriff's Office since 1974. He has worked nineteen years as a detective and five of those years as a supervisor. In 1997, he was moved to the corrections division where he became the Jail Administrator. It was under his tutelage that the Medina County Jail became accredited through the Ohio Bureau of Adult Detention.
In 2001, Ken was promoted to the rank of Captain and made Field Operations Commander who oversees the law enforcement units of the Sheriff's Office. In November of 2004, he was moved to Planning and Research as part of the CALEA accreditation process. In 2007 he was promoted to Chief Deputy which is the highest non-elected law enforcement position in the County.
Chief Baca served in The United States Marine Corps during the Vietnam era. Chief Baca is a 1996 graduate of the Northwestern University Traffic Institute. He makes his home in Medina with his wife Sue and their two children. |
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John Detchon
Lieutenant |
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Lieutenant Detchon is a thirty-five year law enforcement veteran. He has served the citizens of Medina County since 1977. During that time, he has held the positions of Deputy, Sergeant and Lieutenant. John has been responsible at various times for the Patrol Unit, Jail Unit, Detective Bureau and 911 Communications Center (he was instrumental in the installation of the first "Enhanced 911 System" installed in Medina County in the 1980's). While in the Detective Bureau, Lieutenant Detchon was assigned by Sheriff Hassinger as the Lead Investigator of the 2001 Steam Tractor explosion at the Medina County Fairgrounds. John is currently serving as the Chief of Corrections.
Prior to joining the Medina County Sheriff's Office, John was employed as a Deputy by the Lorain County Sheriff's Office and prior to that as a Trooper with the Ohio State Highway Patrol. While with the Patrol, he was awarded the prestigious, "Superintendent's Citation of Merit" for the capture of two escaped, armed criminals in the village of Norton, Ohio.(1965)
Lt. Detchon attended Kent State University, is a graduate of the Ohio State Patrol Academy, Ohio Peace Officer's Academy and numerous other law enforcement courses and seminars. John holds instructor certifications from the State of Ohio in Basic Police Instruction, Corrections Instruction, and Court Bailiff Instruction. He is also an instructor for Van Meter and Associates, a national law enforcement training company based in Columbus, Ohio and is certified to instruct law enforcement officers in the states of Washington, Oregon, Arizona and Michigan, to name a few.
Lt. Detchon is an avid runner and has participated in State and International Police Olympics for many years. John has won a total of 22 gold medals in state competition and a bronze medal in international competition.
John and his wife Kim reside in Montville Township with three of their five children. |
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Travis Colonius
Lieutenant |
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Lieutenant Colonius has served the Sheriff's Office since 1996. He has held the positions of Corrections Officer, Sergeant, First Sergeant, and Jail Administrator. Lieutenant Colonius also serves as the leader for the Sheriff's Hostage Negotiation Team. He is currently assigned to planning and research as part of the CALEA accreditation process.
Prior to joining the Sheriff's Office, Lt. Colonius was employed by the West Virginia Department of Public Safety and Military Affairs. He also served for seven years in the Ohio Army National Guard as a Cavalry Scout, attaining the rank of sergeant.
Lt. Colonius holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Kent State University and a Master of Science degree from Mountain State University in Beckley, West Virginia. He is also a graduate of the Northwestern University School of Police Staff and Command.
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Dean Lesak
Lieutenant
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Lieutenant Lesak has served the Sheriff's Office since 1997. He has held the position of Corrections Officer, Deputy, Sergeant and Staff Sergeant. He has served as a Corrections Field Training Officer, member of the SWAT team, Assistant Jail Administrator, and Administrative Commander of the Jail. He is currently assigned to Administrative Services.
Lieutenant Lesak has served in the United States Marine Corps and is a veteran of Desert Shield and Desert Storm. He is a graduate of the Police Executive Leadership College (PELC) and of Leadership Medina County.
Lieutenant Lesak resides in Medina County and is actively involved in our community. He currently is serving on the Board of Directors for Alternative Paths. He enjoys physical fitness that includes weight lifting, running, and participates in numerous charitable running events. |
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Matthew Linscott
Lieutenant |
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Lieutenant Linscott has served the Sheriff's Office since 1997. He has held the positions of Corrections Officer, Deputy Sheriff and Jail Administration Commander. He has served as the Training Coordinator, Lead Firearms Instructor, Taser Instructor and is a certified Critical Incident Instructor.
Lieutenant Linscott graduated from the Hocking College Law Enforcement Academy in 1983 and began his career employed by the State of Ohio, Department of Corrections. While being employed there for eleven years, he attained the rank of Captain.
Lieutenant Linscott currently holds the position of Field Operations Commander. |
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Kathy Ballash
Lieutenant |
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Lieutenant Ballash has served the Sheriff's Office since 1996. She has held the positions of Corrections Officer, Deputy, and Sergeant. She has served as a Training Instructor for the Ohio Basic Corrections Academy and has been responsible for overseeing the Transport Division, which coordinates the safe transportation of prisoners to and from all of Medina County's courts and extradites fugitives from all around the United States.
Lieutenant Ballash currently holds the position of Jail Operations Commander of the Medina County Jail.
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Medina County Sheriff's Office
555 Independence Dr. Medina, OH 44256
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| Last Updated: 06/15/09 |
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