The Christian County Sheriff’s Office has welcomed a new full-time patrol deputy.

Deputy Caleb Woods was officially hired in May and recently completed the 16-week Basic Law Enforcement Training at the Macon County Law Enforcement Training Academy. He graduated with Class RC25-26 earlier this month and is now entering the department’s Field Training Program, the final step before beginning independent patrol duties.

Woods comes from a family with a long history of service. His father, Scott Woods, served as a deputy with the Christian County Sheriff’s Office for 20 years, and his sister, Casey Woods, is now an Illinois State Trooper after working as a dispatcher with the department.

The Sheriff’s Office says it looks forward to Woods continuing that tradition of service as he begins his career.