MGM spokeswoman Debra DeShong would neither confirm nor deny the eight hires, citing an employee privacy policy.
The emergency response team then added former Navy military police officer Matthew Brown in February and Navy anti-terrorism specialist Vincent Curci in March, according to LinkedIn. The company also hired a former Marine Corps sergeant, who is also a firearms instructor, as an emergency response team supervisor in December. Petko and Sheahan are also training coordinators. history.Īccording to LinkedIn, the company hired former Metro SWAT members Chris Petko, Manuel Rivera Jr., John Sheahan, Anton Gorup and Rod Hunt in December and January as emergency response team supervisors. Richard Brian Las Vegas Review-Journal Resorts International has hired at least five former Metropolitan Police Department SWAT team members and several former military officers in recent months as it strengthens security at its properties following the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. Traffic moves along Interstate 15 as Las Vegas casinos illuminate the city's skyline at dusk on Tuesday, Feb.