Darren B. Versiga |
710 Delmas Ave. Pascagoula, MS 39567 |
228-762-9622 Office 228-762-9652 Fax 228-990-0200 Cell |
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Summary | Career Law Enforcement Officer with 20 years experience; more than 10 years
as a criminal investigator; 4 of these years with the 19th Judicial District Attorney’s Office in Jackson,
County, MS. Professional Experience Graduated 2nd in a class of 22; Mississippi
Department of Corrections Training Academy 1989 Graduated 1st (Honor Student) in a class of 34; Harrison County Law Enforcement Training Academy
1992 |
Experience | Owner of Covert InvestigationsPascagoula, MS Investigative Agency conducting fraud, domestic, criminal, and
civil investigations | February 2004 _ Present |
| Jackson County Sheriff’s DepartmentPatrol duties( This was a temporary position
to assist the Sheriff’s Department after Hurricane Katrina) | November 20th
2005 – July 8th 2006 |
| 19th Judicial District Attorney’s Office Pascagoula, MS Conduct Criminal investigation within the jurisdictions of
Jackson, George, and Greene Counties | January 1
2000 – January 1 2004 |
| Pascagoula
Police DepartmentPascagoula,
MS Patrol Officer until 1994;
Assigned to Narcotics Division; promoted to Detective Sergeant 1996; I ran the narcotics
division until 2000; I was responsible for all narcotic cases within the jurisdiction of the city of Pascagoula; during my
tenure I was assigned as a representative to the FBI’s Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (O.C.D.E.T.F.) as
well as the High Intensity Drug Traffic Area task force (H.I.D.T.A) | May
25, 1992 – January 1, 2000 |
| Litton Industries DOD Security Officer Pascagoula, MS Conducted security check with in the compound on areas designated as secret or top secret; Report any and all activity
within these areas; Control theft of company property | March 1991 – May 20, 1992 |
| Mississippi Department of CorrectionsI was responsible for the security and well being of 75 inmates; check for contraband brought in
by the inmates from their work details; Conduct criminal investigation on criminal activity within the
unit; Feed, issue medication , and assign work duties and chores to inmates within the unit. | August 1989 -May 20, 1991 |
| TG&Y/McCrory’s Loss Prevention OfficerInvestigate internal and external thefts in several store along the Mississippi and Alabama Gulf
Coast; Control shrinkage; Secure evidence; Apprehend shoplifters. | Feburary
1987 – October 1989 |
Certifications & Commendations | Law Enforcement Certification |
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Certified Law Enforcement officer · Specialized presentations
As Top Cop Congressman Larkin Smith Honor Graduate ·
Certified high score in Handgun · Certified high score
Physical Fitness |
| Certified Corrections Officer2nd place Acidenmics/physical fitness | |
Specialized Training & Courses | Certification: ROCIC Homicide Conference | October 2003 |
| Continuing education program sponsored by the Regional Organized Crime Information Center which consist of
a three day course on homicide investigation. In Bowling Greens, KY |
| Certification: Death Investigation | March
2003 |
| Two-day seminar held in Biloxi, MS put on by retired Homicide Detectives | |
| Certification: Crime
Scene Investigations | February 2003 |
| Two day course
on Crime Scenes/Evidence collections. In Tupelo, MS
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| Certification: National
College of District Attorney’s (Homicide for Prosecution) | November 2002 |
| Five day course on Investigating and prosecuting on the evidence as it relates to homicide cases. In San Francisco,
CA
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| Certification: ROCIC Homicide Conference | 2000 |
| Continuing education program sponsored by the Regional Organized Crime Information Center which consist of
a three day course on homicide investigation. In Atlanta, GA
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| Certification: Narcotics Identifications | 1999 |
| Two day
course on identification of different controlled substances and the field testing of these substances prior to court. In Meridian,
MS
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| Certified High Master: NRA Police Shooting Championships | 1994 to 1999 |
| These championships are classified as firearms training in which I competed against officer from all over
the nation. In Jackson, MS
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| Certification: Interview and Interrogations | 1998 |
| Three day school on
when an interview turns into an interrogation and how to get a confession. In Meridian, MS | |
| Certification: Money Laundering | 1998 |
| This school was a three day course put on by the Federal Agency HIDTA. It pertained to money laundering in
drug investigation. In Gulfport, MS
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| Certification: Undercover Planning for Survival and Success | 1998 |
| Five day course on how to conduct undercover operations and safely complete the cases for court.
This course also taught way to survive when undercover cases go bad. In Anniston, Alabama | |
| Certification: Investigative
Video Operations | 1995 |
| Four Day course on learning how to use
video in police operations. This course also broke down the video camera and educated us on how to use a video camera and
functions associated with video cameras. In Meridian, MS | |
| Certification: Street Survival | 1994 |
| Three day seminal on how to survive deadly encounters on street patrol and narcotics investigations.
In New Orleans, LA | |
| Certification: Counter drug Investigations | 1994 |
| Investigation in to drug activity and surveillance. In Meridian, MS | |
| Compliance
Investigation/Pharmaceutical Division | 1994 |
| This
course was a two day course on how drugs in pharmaceutical companies make it to the street and the how the compliance of their
rules can be used to enforce the laws. In Meridian, MS | |
| Evidence
Handling/Latent Prints | 1993 |
| Two
day course on how to lift latent prints and the handling of evidence at a crime scene. In Bay St Louis, MS | |
| Scene
Reconstruction and Death Investigation | 1993 |
| Two
day course taught by Henry Lee on reconstructing the crime scene and the investigation of death cases. | |
Education | 1983 Graduate of Pascagoula High School | 1980 |
| Graduated: Regular academic classes | |
| Mississippi
Gulf Coast Community College | |
| 30 Semester hours towards Criminal Justice Degree | |
Outside Activities/ Organizations | Founded the “Kenneth Versiga/Chester Vandevender Guardian Angels Foundations” |
| This organization finds children’s graves that have been unmarked for at least a year and purchase headstones
and place on these gravesite. |
| Church on the Rock; Safe Team Leader |
| I am the Director/Leader
of a security team for my church; We are responsible for the safety of the members and quest while at church; We oversee the
workers in the daycare and youth organization |
Personal | Married, 5 children |
| Age - 44 Height
- 6'2" Weight - 280 lbs. |
