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Yxsumi McKinnon Simmons

Summerville

Summary

Extensive knowledge of child abuse, neglect, abandonment, and sexual assault investigation, standards and procedures. Ability to build relationships with people from other cultures, and backgrounds by maintaining and developing an excellent rapport with victims, witnesses and their families.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Sex Offender Registration Unit

Dorchester County Sheriff's Office
09.2023 - Current
  • Maintain an existing database for monitoring and case tracking active and inactive sex offenders program
  • Assist in drafting pending legislation; develop program, and policies for the containment of sex offenders

Detective Corporal

Dorchester County Sheriff's Office
01.2017 - 07.2022
  • Child abuse investigator-Investigate alleged abuse, neglect, and/or abandonment of children to determine if abusive or unsafe conditions exist and take appropriate action to ensure the safety of children within mandated timeframes
  • General Investigations-Investigate various incidents, criminal and non-criminal; question witnesses; may investigate internal affairs situations and perform undercover work as required
  • Sex crimes investigator-Conducts investigations into allegations involving sexual harassment, sexual assault, stalking, dating violence, domestic violence, and sexual misconduct
  • Provides resources, support and remedies to parties involved in the investigations
  • Interpret South Carolina state statues to determine appropriate charges
  • Provides testimony regarding investigations at court proceedings as needed
  • Exercises discretion and independent judgement problems and concerns regarding the sexual misconduct process
  • General Investigations-Investigate various incidents; question witnesses; may investigate internal affairs situations and perform undercover work as required
  • Examines crime scenes to obtain clues and gather evidence; processes and supervises crime scenes through the collection, preservation, documentation, and analysis of evidence
  • Prepares and files detailed investigative reports
  • Interacts with other law enforcement agencies and the district attorney's office to collect and distribute criminal intelligence information
  • Processes evidence, prepares court cases, and provides legal testimony
  • Supervises law enforcement personnel at crime scenes
  • Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned

Agent

SC Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services
04.2007 - 07.2012
  • One-on-one interaction between the agent and the offender, both in the field and the office
  • Fugitive warrant sweeps, prisoner transport, absconder investigations, extraditions, warrant and process services and financial collections management

Education

BACHELOR OF ARTS -

LIMESTONE COLLEGE
GAFFNEY, SOUTH CAROLINA
12.2006

MASTER OF ARTS - EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION

COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON
CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA
05.2023

Certification

SC CJA Class 506

SCDPPPS Agent Basic 2007

SCDPPPS Warrant service 2007

SCDPPPS Low Country Gang Recognition 2010

The Reid Technique Advanced Course 2017

Basic Detective 2017

Child Death: Battered Child Syndrome 2017

Child Death: Abusive Head Trauma 2017

Homicide Investigation Course 2018

MDT Basic Orientaion for Child Abuse 2018

Child Abuse Response Protocol 2019

Investigating Basic Sex Crimes 2019

Flying While Armed 2019

Building Successful Sexual Assault Cases Through Trauma-Informed Investigation 2019

Forensic Interviewing Standard of Accreditation 2021

Recognizing and Responding to Problematic Sexual Behavior in Youth 2021

Full Function NCIC 2023

Timeline

Sex Offender Registration Unit

Dorchester County Sheriff's Office
09.2023 - Current

Detective Corporal

Dorchester County Sheriff's Office
01.2017 - 07.2022

Agent

SC Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services
04.2007 - 07.2012

BACHELOR OF ARTS -

LIMESTONE COLLEGE

MASTER OF ARTS - EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION

COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON

SC CJA Class 506

SCDPPPS Agent Basic 2007

SCDPPPS Warrant service 2007

SCDPPPS Low Country Gang Recognition 2010

The Reid Technique Advanced Course 2017

Basic Detective 2017

Child Death: Battered Child Syndrome 2017

Child Death: Abusive Head Trauma 2017

Homicide Investigation Course 2018

MDT Basic Orientaion for Child Abuse 2018

Child Abuse Response Protocol 2019

Investigating Basic Sex Crimes 2019

Flying While Armed 2019

Building Successful Sexual Assault Cases Through Trauma-Informed Investigation 2019

Forensic Interviewing Standard of Accreditation 2021

Recognizing and Responding to Problematic Sexual Behavior in Youth 2021

Full Function NCIC 2023

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