10/07/2026
🔥 VCSO Fi****ms Instructors Represent at IALEFI Annual Conference! 🔥
The Valencia County Sheriff’s Office would like to congratulate Lt. Ben Lankasky, Sgt. Rashad Pearson, Detective Kadin Shain, and Detective Anthony Hernandez on their outstanding performance at this year’s International Association of Law Enforcement Fi****ms Instructors (IALEFI) Annual Training Conference and Competition.
These four fi****ms instructors represented the Valencia County Sheriff’s Office with dedication, professionalism, and distinction while participating alongside approximately 500 fi****ms instructors from across the United States and around the world.
A special congratulations goes to Sgt. Rashad Pearson, who earned 2nd Place in the Memorial Match and 2nd Overall in the Battle of the Badges, Iron Sights Division. Outstanding work, Sergeant!
But the impact of our instructors went far beyond the competition. Lt. Lankasky, Sgt. Pearson, Det. Shain, and Det. Hernandez also served as instructors at the conference, teaching two fi****ms training classes to more than 50 fellow law-enforcement fi****ms instructors. They shared unique fi****ms drills, techniques, and training concepts with instructors from agencies around the world.
Their participation is a tremendous reflection of the professionalism and expertise within the Valencia County Sheriff’s Office. More importantly, by sharing their knowledge with other law-enforcement professionals, our instructors are helping strengthen training, preparedness, and officer safety well beyond Valencia County.
We are proud of our fi****ms instructors and the impact they are making not only here at home, but throughout the law-enforcement community worldwide.
