Bill retired from the Metro Nashville Tennessee Police Department in August 2018. Bill spent 12 of his almost 16 years with Metro PD working as a gang and narcotics detective. Throughout his time with Metro PD, Bill had written more than 700 search warrants and been involved in more than 1000 search warrant executions. He has been the affiant and taken part in TIII (wiretap) cases. He has testified as a subject matter expert in gangs and meth labs in Juvenile, General Sessions and Criminal Courts in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee.
Bill is currently an instructor/course developer for the North Carolina Department of Justice-Justice Academy (NCJA) in Edneyville, North Carolina. Bill is the North Carolina state school director for the prescription drug diversion investigator and supervisors commissioned courses. Bill is also the qualified assistant (Q.A.) state school director over the specialized explosives & hazardous materials commissioned course.
Bill currently develops narcotic and gang lesson plans for the North Carolina Basic Law Enforcement Training (BLET) and in-service training for the 35,000 plus sworn law enforcement officers in NC. He also develops and instructs various narcotics courses for NCJA. Bill is a sworn deputy (reserve) with the Henderson County Sheriff's Office in NC. He is also an associate board member for the International Narcotics Interdiction Association (INIA).
Bill has instructed more than 6000 people in narcotics, clandestine lab, and gang issues to include judges, district attorneys, grand juries, community leaders, educators, doctors, nurses, and police and fire personnel. Bill is also a Tennessee Peace Officer Standards & Training (POST) Commission-certified General and Specialized Instructor, North Carolina General Instructor, and Specialized Instructor. Bill also has published work in North Carolina Justice Academy course materials and Tennessee Narcotics Officers Association (TNOA) annual magazines. He has also been a special guest speaker on the radio talk show "Crime Time Central."
Bill also created a 40 hr clandestine lab responders certification course for Metro PD. He incorporated different professionals such as district attorneys, hazmat technicians, forensic scientists, and medical personnel to assist in teaching from various disciplines within the criminal justice system. Before leaving Metro PD, Bill and his team had instructed and certified more than 300 police, fire, hazmat technicians, district attorney's and federal chemical response teams. The district attorney's that attended his course was the first in the State of Tennessee to have that certification and training.
Before his police career, Bill spent 8 ½ years in the United States Army. Bill served three years as a cannon member in the 82nd Airborne Division. In his last five years, Bill worked as a Flight Engineer with the Task Force 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (SOAR) (Night Stalkers) on the MH-47E Chinook helicopter. Bill achieved the rank of Staff Sergeant (SSG) before leaving the Army for a career in policing.
