Jody Bray
Summary
Trustworthy Criminal Investigator with over 15 years of experience in various areas in the field of criminal justice. Effective communication skills, dependable, and demonstrates morals and ethics on a daily basis. Demonstrated skills with sexual assault investigations. Skilled in evidence preservation, collection, and processing. Ethical interrogation during investigations that has significantly contributed to the prosecution of multiple offenders, and committed to procedural fairness and due process.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Criminal Investigator
Decherd Police Department
02.2023 - Current
- Gathered facts from interviews of suspects, witnesses, and complainants.
- Provided testimony during legal proceedings, contributing to successful prosecution of offenders in numerous cases.
- Followed constitutional standards to properly obtain and execute warrants for arrests and searches.
- Identified witnesses and collected statements to gather information and pursue remedies for violations of legal standards.
- Crime scene management- preserving, collecting and packaging evidence.
- Coordinated multi-agency task forces targeting organized crime networks, dismantling illegal operations across jurisdictions.
- Conducted impartial investigations into complaints by employees.
- Utilized several informants over the course of 15 years with illicit drug buys that have led to arrest and prosecution.
Criminal Investigator
Sewanee Police Department
01.2018 - 01.2023
- Enforced all state criminal codes.
- Enforced University policies.
- Investigated numerous sexual assault cases
- Evidence custodian
- Axon body camera evidence custodian
Install Repair Technician
Ben Lomand
01.2016 - 01.2018
- Diagnosed technical issues by conducting thorough inspections and troubleshooting processes.
- Improved equipment performance by performing regular maintenance and repairs.
- Fiber and copper installs
- Phone, router, and modem installs
Criminal Investigator
Decherd Police Department
03.2009 - 11.2015
- Assigned to all misdemeanor and felony cases
- Evidence custodian
- Documented findings and prepared detailed reports for grand jury presentations.
- Conducted numerous drug buys using informants that led to successful prosecutions.
Education
High School Diploma -
Grundy County High School
Tracy City, TN05-1995
Associate of Science - Criminal Justice
Bethel University
McKenzie, TNAssociate of Science - Criminal Justice
Columbia Southern University
Orange Beach, AL10-2024
Skills
- Interview techniques
- Undercover operations
- Ethical and honest
- Evidence processing
- Interrogation skills
- Witness interviews
- Continuous improvement
- Background checks
- Credit card fraud
- Interrogating suspects
- Multitasking
- Effective communication
Certification
Certifications will be added in an additional attachment
Timeline
Criminal Investigator
Decherd Police Department
02.2023 - Current
Criminal Investigator
Sewanee Police Department
01.2018 - 01.2023
Install Repair Technician
Ben Lomand
01.2016 - 01.2018
Criminal Investigator
Decherd Police Department
03.2009 - 11.2015
High School Diploma -
Grundy County High School
Associate of Science - Criminal Justice
Bethel University
Associate of Science - Criminal Justice
Columbia Southern University
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