Capt. Tracy Breckelheimer, center accepted the ARROW Award from interim warden Rick Whitten, right, on September 10 during a ceremony at the Lexington Assessment & Reception Center. Chief of Security Col. Everett Shea, left, said the award, which is issued by Oklahoma Department of Corrections Director Scott Crow, was for in-processing 120 new inmates after hours on June 30. Four LARC security staffers received the award.
Lt.. Catlin Tullis, was one of four Lexington Assessment & Reception Center security staffers to receive the coveted ARROW Award during a ceremony September 10 at the prison. The award is issued by Scott Crow, director of the Oklahoma Department of Corrections. Making the presentation were Col. Everett Shea, chief of security, left, and interim warden Rick Whitten.
Pamela Moore, center, was honored September 10 as Non-Security Employee of the Month at the Lexington Assessment & Reception Center. Presenting the award was interim warden Rick Whitten, right. Col. Everett Shea, chief of security, also participated.
Lexington Assessment & Reception Center recognized Sgt. Melissa Ritter, center, as Security Employee of the Month on September 10. Making the presentation were Col. Everett Shea, chief of security, left, and interim warden Rick Whitten.
Lt. Dino DiGiseppi, center received the ARROW Award during a ceremony at the Lexington Assessment & Reception Center on September 10. The award is issued by Scott Crow, director of the Oklahoma Department of Corrections. Making the presentation were Col. Everett Shea, chief of security, left, and interim warden Rick Whitten.
Four security staffers at Lexington Assessment & Reception Center were singled out last week as recipients of the ARROW Award.
It was no mean feat that brought them the honor from Oklahoma Department of Corrections Director Scott Crow.
They were Capt. Tray Breckelheimer and Lts. Dino DiGiseppi, Catlin Tullis and Shannon.
Col. Everett Shea, chief of security, explained.
LARC is the intake point for every prisoner entering DOC custody.
There’s a lot to in-processing and typically the LARC staff handles 40 new inmates in a regular shift.
But that changed on June 30.
It was the end of the shift, not the start, when 120 new inmates arrived from Tulsa County Jail.
There was just one thing to do – stay on duty until everyone was processed.
Shea said the four exhibited “exceptional leadership” that evening.
Instead of dealing with 40 inmates arriving at 6 a.m., there were three times that number who showed up at 6 p.m.
From the moment those men reached LARC, amazing things happened.
First, they were processed after hours and the procedure took just six hours.
And second, that there were absolutely no issues or fights among the new inmates.
Shea said jails tend to send prisoners who are known troublemakers to DOC ahead of others.
“It is absolutely amazing what they did that night,” said Travis Gray, an assessment and reception administrator at the prison. “Nobody got hurt; nothing happened. It was handled with grace under fire.”
The ARROW Award consists of a commander’s coin.
ARROW stands for Admirable, Reliable, Resourceful, Outstanding and Worthy.
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