FBI Cleveland special agent in charge appointed to officer training commission

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has appointed FBI Cleveland Special Agent in Charge Greg Nelsen to the Ohio Peace Officer Training Commission.

“I am honored to serve as the newest member of the Ohio Peace Officer Training Commission and help to uphold and improve law enforcement training in Ohio,” Nelsen said in a press release.

He has been with the FBI for more than 23 years. He had also been the deputy assistant director at the FBI Criminal Justice Information Service Division’s Operational Programs Branch. Before joining the FBI, he had been a police officer.

“The Ohio Peace Officer Training Commission improves Ohio peace officers’ professional capabilities through the careful oversight of law enforcement training within the state,” the release reads. “The commission has also been given the same responsibility regarding private security, local corrections, jail personnel, bailiffs, and public defender investigators.”

The governor appoints the commission members “with the advice and consent of the Ohio Senate” for a three-year term. They can make recommendations related to officer training to the Attorney General.