Deputy Green Joins Sheriff's Department Force

The Effingham County Sheriff’s Office has announced that Deputy Ryan Green, who was hired by the Sheriff’s Office in December of 2022, has graduated from the Southwestern Illinois Police Academy and has passed the Law Enforcement Certification Examination.

Deputy Green is now on duty in Effingham County with his Field Training Officer continuing his training. The FTO portion of his training lasts approximately twelve weeks.

Green is a 2016 graduate of Cumberland High School. He graduated from Western Illinois University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Law Enforcement and Justice Administration in 2020. He is also serving in the Illinois National Guard as a Military Geospatial Intelligence Specialist.

Deputy Green resides in Rural Beecher City with his family. Sheriff Paul Kuhns encourages the public to welcome him back home when you see him.