Graduation exercises for the Caddo Sheriff’s Office's 20th auxiliary class are scheduled for 6 p.m. tonight at Summer Grove Baptist Church.

Fourteen auxiliary deputies are joining the ranks of the Sheriff’s Office after completing 40 hours of law enforcement training. They will take their oath from Sheriff Steve Prator.

The new deputies are Deborah Anderson, Casey Austin, David Austin, David Beeson, James Bragg, Nettie Brown, Paul Brown, Ryan Chapman, Darin Fortenberry, Maurice Nichols, Russell Peacock, Kary Ware, Alfred Weathersby, and David Williamson.

Auxiliary deputies are volunteers who are called upon to assist sworn deputies with duties such as neighborhood patrols, traffic control, crowd control at special events, or by providing emergency services when natural disasters occur. They have no arrest power and do not carry a weapon.

For more information on the auxiliary program or to apply for the next class, contact Cpl. Carl Wilkinson at 681-1100.