From the City of Dickson:
Dickson Mayor Don L. Weiss Jr. swore in four new officers for the Dickson Police Department at the city council’s Finance and Management Committee meeting on April 17, 2023.
Mayor Weiss administered the Peace Officer’s oath to Officers Jonathan Killebrew, Bradley Simpson, Andrew Deason and Craig Haneline.
Officer Killebrew is a 2020 graduate of Dickson County High School. He worked as a brick mason and a caregiver prior to joining the police department. Officer Killebrew is currently in the department’s 12-week Field Training program and is scheduled to attend the Tennessee Law Enforcement Training Academy this summer.
Officer Deason is a lifelong resident of Dickson County and graduated from Creek Wood High School in 2010 and earned a degree in Business from Bethel University in 2014. He has previously worked as a fitness trainer and owns and operates his own woodworking business. He will complete the department’s 12-week Field Training program and attend the Tennessee Law Enforcement Training Academy this summer.
Born in Humphreys County, Officer Simpson moved at a young age to Norfolk, Va. After graduating in Norfolk in 2014, Officer Simpson moved back to New Johnsonville in 2020.
He worked as an automotive and power sports technician until joining the police department. Officer Simpson also is an active volunteer firefighter with the city of Waverly.
Officer Simpson and his wife, Michaela, have two daughters. Officer Deason will complete the department’s 12-week Field Training program and attend the Tennessee Law Enforcement Training Academy this summer.
Officer Haneline is a graduate of Dickson County High School. He served in the United States Marine Corps 2002-06. After his service, Officer Haneline earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice from East Tennessee State University. Prior to joining the department, Officer Haneline worked for Silverdale Detention Center in Chattanooga and the State of Tennessee Department of Probation and Parole. He graduated from the Tennessee Law Enforcement Training Academy in 2017 and has six years of law enforcement experience, including the Patrol Divisions of the Lawrence County and Dickson County Sheriff’s Offices. Officer Haneline is married to his high school sweetheart and best friend, Amanda, and they have four children.
Officer Haneline will be assigned to the department’s Special Services Division as one of the department’s nine school resource officers serving in the seven Dickson County schools located inside the city.
Officer Jonathan Killebrew, Bradley Simpson, and Andrew Deason will be assigned to the department’s Patrol Division.
