JOSIAH MOFFATT
Snowflake,AZ
Summary
Sound judgment and decision-making under pressure; strong situational awareness and attention to detail. Professional communication and interpersonal skills; effective within a structured chain of command and coordinated response team. Ability to respond appropriately to rapidly changing and high-risk situations while maintaining accurate documentation and communicating critical information. Commitment to lawful, ethical, and professional conduct with a strong emphasis on officer safety, public safety, institutional security, and individual civil rights. Detention Apprehension, coordinated cell extractions for non-compliant and combative individuals while maintaining safe practices.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
Work History
Detention Deputy II
Navajo County Sheriff's Office
01.2025 - Current
- Conduct short-term investigations into suspected criminal activity, assaults, threats, disturbances, contraband, prohibited conduct, and facility-rule violations; analyze statements, observations, surveillance information, behavior, and physical evidence to develop accurate case information.
- Gather, document, interview, and evaluate information from individuals in custody, witnesses, staff, and other involved parties; coordinate with supervisors, detention personnel, patrol deputies, and other law enforcement professionals regarding investigations, arrests, evidence, security incidents, and operational concerns.
- Conduct security and foot patrols of housing units, common areas, and secure spaces to identify criminal activity, suspicious behavior, escape risks, prohibited activity, security threats, and safety concerns.
- Respond to disturbances, threats, assaults, combative behavior, and individuals who may endanger themselves or others using verbal de-escalation, defensive tactics, restraint procedures, and authorized physical intervention when necessary.
- Conduct searches of individuals, cells, housing units, property, and designated areas in accordance with search-and-seizure requirements and departmental procedures; detect, recover, secure, document, and report evidence and contraband.
- Assist with apprehension, arrest, booking, detention, processing, movement, and transportation of individuals in custody; maintain accountability through counts, supervision, movement control, inspections, searches, and observation.
- Monitor behavior for criminal conduct, threats, conflicts, disturbances, medical emergencies, and mental or emotional distress; provide first aid/CPR and coordinate with law enforcement, fire, medical, and emergency-response personnel during critical incidents.
- Prepare clear and detailed incident, investigative, evidence, contraband, disturbance, security, and use-of-force reports; communicate critical information to support case development, operational continuity, officer safety, and informed decision-making.
- Apply sound judgment, situational awareness, officer-safety principles, professional communication, and established procedures in rapidly changing or high-risk circumstances while protecting civil rights and enforcing applicable laws, regulations, rules, and policies.
Education
Highschool Diploma - undefined
Homeschooled
Certified Arizona Firefighter - undefined
Northern Pioneer College
Nationally Certified Correctional Officer -
National Institute For Jail Operations
Certified Arizona Emergency Medical Technician - undefined
Northern Pioneer College
Skills
- Medical emergencies
- Problem-solving
- Incident investigation
- Professional Firearms Experience
- Report Writing and Documentation
- Defensive Tactics
- De-escalation
- Mentorship and Leadership
SPECIALIZED LAW ENFORCEMENT & TACTICAL TRAINING
- Special Response Team: coordinated response to high-risk correctional/detention incidents, tactical response, threat assessment, team communication, officer safety, apprehension techniques, command structure, and management of dangerous or noncompliant individuals.
- Defensive Tactics: physical control techniques, restraint procedures, threat recognition, verbal de-escalation, response to resistance, proportional force-and-control principles, officer safety, civil-rights protection, and rapid decision-making during confrontations.
- Professional Handgun: firearms safety, responsible handling and storage, proficiency, judgment, situational awareness, accountability, and appropriate duty-weapon use in a law enforcement environment.
- Arizona Emergency Medical Technician Certification: trained in patient assessment, first aid, CPR, emergency medical response, injury/illness assessment, and coordination with medical and emergency-response personnel; able to remain composed and provide immediate assistance during high-stress medical incidents.
- Fire Science education and training: emergency response, public safety, incident operations, scene awareness, hazard recognition, scene safety, emergency management principles, coordinated response operations, personnel safety, and operational priorities.
Timeline
Detention Deputy II
Navajo County Sheriff's Office
01.2025 - Current
Certified Arizona Emergency Medical Technician - undefined
Northern Pioneer College
Certified Arizona Firefighter - undefined
Northern Pioneer College
Highschool Diploma - undefined
Homeschooled
Nationally Certified Correctional Officer -
National Institute For Jail Operations