Jon Thompson has been in law enforcement since 1988. He started his career with the Orange County (CA) Sheriff's Department, working custody, patrol, and as a training officer. He joined the Vancouver, WA Police Department in 1999, where he served as a detective and a sniper team leader on a regional SWAT Team. In 2011 Jon joined the Kent, WA Police Department, promoting to the rank of commander in 2014. Jon currently works as a commander in the patrol division. He is one of the commanders on the Valley SWAT regional team, which serves several agencies and communities in the south King County area.