SCDPS Holds Ceremony To Recognize Achievements In 2022 DUI Enforcement

For Immediate Release 
March 29, 2023 
Contact: Rachel Urconis, Office of Highway Safety and Justice Programs, 803-896-9402 

COLUMBIA — The South Carolina Department of Public Safety held a ceremony today in Columbia to recognize law enforcement agencies and officers for their 2022 achievements in statewide DUI enforcement. This was the first ceremony held since 2019 due to COVID-19. 

Awards were presented to officers and agencies in several categories during the ceremony. 

The following is a complete list of winners: 

State Transport Police Region of the Year: 
STP Region Three (Oconee, Pickens, Anderson, Greenville, and Spartanburg counties) 

Highway Patrol Troop of the Year:  
SCHP Troop 4 (Cherokee, Chester, Chesterfield, Fairfield, Lancaster, Union, and York counties) 

South Carolina Law Enforcement Network of the Year: 
16th Circuit (York and Union counties) 

Agency of the Year (five categories based on the size of the agency):
1-10 officers: Belton Police Department 
11-25 officers: Pickens Police Department 
26-50 officers: Clemson University Police Department 
51-100 officers: Goose Creek Police Department 
101 or more officers: Charleston Police Department 

Rookie of the Year:  
Police Officer Shonnah McCauley, Charleston Police Department, 30 DUI arrests 

Highway Patrol Trooper of the Year:  
Lance Corporal J. R. McNeal, Troop 4, Post D, 31 DUI arrests 

Officer of the Year (five categories based on the size of the agency): 
1-10 officers: K-9 Officer Jacob Crow, Wellford Police Department, 36 DUI arrests 
11-25 officers: Staff Sergeant Christopher Griffin, Pickens Police Department, 22 DUI arrests 
26-50 officers: Officer Darris Goss, Hanahan Police Department, 73 DUI arrests 
51-100 officers: Officer Jeremy Jones, Easley Police Department, 105 DUI arrests 
101 or more officers: Officer Zachariah Azari, Charleston Police Department, 110 DUI arrests 

Photos from the ceremony will be posted to the SC Department of Public Safety’s Flickr account and Facebook page.

The South Carolina Department of Public Safety includes the Highway Patrol, State Transport Police, Bureau of Protective Services, Office of Highway Safety and Justice Programs, and the South Carolina Law Enforcement Officers Hall of Fame. Our mission is to ensure public safety by protecting and serving the people of South Carolina and its visitors.