Photo: (L-R) Jake Clary and Sheriff Mark Allen/Credit:  Doniphan County Sheriff's Office 

(KNZA)---The Doniphan County Sheriff’s Office has welcomed a new deputy.

Jake Clary of Troy joins the department after graduating from the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center.

Sheriff Mark Allen says the department is excited to have Clary join the team and looks forward to the hard work, dedication and commitment he’ll bring to the job.

Clary is a Troy High School graduate.

Law enforcement runs in the family. His father, Jack Clary, served with the Kansas Highway Patrol, while his mother, Jodi Clary, also graduated from the Highway Patrol Training Academy and served as a technical trooper and public resource officer.