A familiar face.

That’s the newest officer of the Kingfisher Police Department.

Kejuan Joseph joined the KPD recently and brings with him not only a lot of experience, but someone who is already known to much of the community.

Joseph has not only lived in Kingfisher for 12 years along with his wife Angela, but also spent the last 10 years at the Kingfisher County Sheriff’s Office.

On top of that, Joseph is in his second year as a school resource officer for Kingfi sher Public Schools.

“Kejuan is a great guy who is established here in the community and seems to be well-liked everywhere he goes,” said KPD Chief Travis Gray.

Joseph graduated from Crooked Oak High School in 2005, then headed north to play football at Bethany College in Lindsborg, Kan.

He soon started his law enforcement career.

At just the age of 19, Joseph began work at the Butler County Sheriff’s Department in Kansas.

“I always wanted to do police work for as long as I could remember,” Joseph said.

He worked for a time in the Kansas Department of Corrections, then for the Cleveland County Sheriff’s Office in that county’s jail.

He then worked at the Logan County Sheriff’s Office, first in the jail and then on patrol, and the Watonga Police Department.

Smith started working in the jail at Kingfi sher County before serving as a deputy the last several years.

Joseph is CLEET certified and has multiple other certifications and worked with multiple task forces.

“We are happy to have him here with us,” Gray said. “We’re looking forward to working with him.”