Ricky retired after 43 years of law enforcement. For the last ten years, Ricky was a human trafficking detective with the Lexington Police Department and then the Kentucky Attorney General's Office. Ricky was the first full-time human trafficking detective in the state of Kentucky. Ricky is also a certified instructor by the Kentucky Law Enforcement Council. Ricky previously worked for the Department of Criminal Justice Training but has recently moved to the Frankfort Police Department as their lead SVU Detective. Ricky’s primary classes he instructs in are human trafficking, child abuse, sexual assault, and domestic violence. Ricky provides instruction on human trafficking to telecommunicators and law enforcement all over the country. Ricky provides consultation for many of the County and Commonwealth Attorneys on human trafficking cases.

Classes Taught:

-The Dark Reality: An Introduction to Human Trafficking

-From Call to Conviction: Telecommunicator Against Human Trafficking