ASU criminal justice department to be named after 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock alum Patrick Weatherford
Lt. Patrick WeatherfordArkansas State University-Newport will name its criminal justice department for Lt. Patrick Weatherford, a Newport police officer who was killed in the line of duty while at a traffic stop with another officer on June 12.聽The Arkansas State University System Board of Trustees to name the department the 鈥淟ieutenant Patrick Weatherford Criminal Justice Center鈥 on Sept. 15.Weatherford graduated from 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock with a master鈥檚 degree in criminal justice in May. He also earned a bachelor鈥檚 degree in criminal justice from the university in 2015.He was a 15-year veteran of the Newport police force. Weatherfor鈥媎 鈥媤as awarded the Jackson County Law Enforcement Officer of the Year Award in 2016鈥. His skills, courage, and inner strength enabled him to be one of three Newport law enforcement officers to graduate from the FBI National Academy Program.