Jackson County Sheriff’s Office, SCC, Mourn Loss of Cadet in Training

Jackson County -- January 23, 2026: The Jackson County Sheriff's Office Posted the following on Social Media: The Jackson County Sheriff's Office is deeply saddened to report the death of one of its own.Cadet Ryan Phillip Ferreira, 26, was conducting law enforcement cadet training with Basic Law Enforcement Training Class 93 Thursday morning at Southwestern Community College NC’s Jerry Sutton Public Safety Training Center (PSTC) in Franklin when he appeared to suffer a medical emergency during p