ALERT Instructors

Advanced Law Enforcement Readiness Training - Court Security Training

The Company
Mike Thompson formed Advanced Law Enforcement Readiness Training (ALERT) in 1999. Their goal focused on providing the highest level of professional training in court security to the men and women in law enforcement.

Mike Thompson

Retired Inspector, U.S. Marshals Service , over 26 years served
Instructor, U.S. Marshals Service Training Academy, Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, 8 years
Senior instructor, court security and related matters

The Instructors

Ronnie Boudreaux

Retired Chief Deputy U.S. Marshal, over 24 years served
U.S. Marshal, Baton Rouge, LA, 6 years
Instructor, U.S. Marshals Service Special Operations Group, 8 years

John Clark

Retired Chief Deputy U.S. Marshal, over 27 years served
Instructor, Branch Chief, Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, 4 years

Matt Leifer

Retired Deputy U. S. Marshal Service, 24 years served
Missouri Department of Corrections
Federal Bureau of Prisons
Member of the Counter Surveillance/Surveillance Detection Team, and the Critical Incident Response Team
Lead instructor for Capture Program and assisted with training at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center.
Instructor with Warriors Rest Foundation

Ben Kates

Instructor U.S. Marshal Service Academy
Retired U.S. Marshal Northern District of Texas