About this episode

Brandon Deckert discusses his journey in law enforcement and K-9 operations, sharing insights on interdiction and leadership.

On this episode we sit down with Brandon Deckert, a Wyoming Highway Patrol Sergeant whose career has been built on the front lines of criminal interdiction and K-9 operations. Born and raised in northern Minnesota, he began his law enforcement career with the Wyoming Highway Patrol in 2007 at just 22 years old after earning a degree in Criminal Justice with a minor in Psychology. In 2011, he was selected for the WHP K-9 Team, where he has handled three single-purpose narcotics detection dogs and built a reputation as a dedicated interdiction officer. In 2023, Brandon was promoted to Sergeant, supervising Uinta and Lincoln Counties in Troop “D” while serving as the Wyoming Highway Patrol K-9 Team Coordinator. In 2025, he transitioned into the Special Operations Division, where he now supervises a full-time interdiction team and oversees the statewide K-9 Unit. His work in interdiction earned him the Rocky Mountain HIDTA Interdiction Officer of the Year Award in 2021. Outside of law enforcement, Brandon is a Christian, a father of three, and the owner of True North K-9 Solutions, helping agencies build stronger K-9 programs through training, risk assessments, documentation, and…

People in this episode

Guest: Brandon Deckert

Topics covered

• law enforcement
• K-9 operations
• criminal interdiction
• leadership
• faith
• program development

Keywords

• law enforcement
• K-9
• interdiction
• Brandon Deckert
• Wyoming Highway Patrol
• criminal justice
• leadership
• training

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Wyoming Highway Patrol, True North K-9 Solutions

Places: Wyoming, Minnesota

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