James is a 26-year veteran of the Indianapolis Metro Police Department,
having spent the majority of that time on the street.  He is also an 18.5-year
member of SWAT having retired from the team in April of 2015.  James
retired from the department on February 14, 2018.  Throughout his career
he has been involved in numerous critical incidents including three lethal
police action shootings.  He has spent over 16 years as a Firearms
Instructor for the department. James was also a Deputy U.S. Marshal in
Washington D.C. for two years prior to IMPD.  He has attended numerous
schools including firearms, explosive breaching, SWAT, and executive
protection. James has a B.S. degree from Indiana University.  He is
travelling around the country speaking on Officer Involved Shootings for
Dolan Consulting Group and was a presenter at the 2017 I.A.C.P in
Philadelphia and the 2018 ILLETA conference in St. Louis.