ONeill, Sean
Sean O'Neill is a Sergeant for the Des Moines (IA) Police Department assigned to the Patrol Division. He has been in Law Enforcement since 2013, serving with the Myrtle Beach Police Department before joining the Des Moines Police Department in 2015. He currently serves as the Assistant Team Leader for the Hostage / Crisis Negotiation Unit with the Metro Special Tactics and Response (S.T.A.R) Team. He has been involved in a variety of different situations including suicidal subjects, hostage situations, and barricaded individuals. Sean also has the honor of serving as the lead Verbal Judo and Tactical Communications instructor for the Des Moines Regional Police Academy and previously held the role of Mental Health / Crisis Response Officer for his department. Sean obtained his Bachelors Degree in Sociology with a concentration in Criminology from Coastal Carolina University in 2014 and obtained his Masters Degree in Public Administration from Upper Iowa University in 2018. He also has extensive training in the fields of Hostage Negotiations, Mental Health Crisis Response, Interview and Interrogation, as well as Behavior Analysis and Deception Detection. Sean holds a certification in Hostage Negotiation from the International Association of Hostage Negotiators (IAHN).