Public commenters allege CJTC mishandled whistleblower complaints and disclosed confidential identities

Two members of the public addressed the board with allegations about how the Criminal Justice Training Commission handled a misconduct investigation.

A speaker introduced earlier on the speaker list as Donna said she had "blown the whistle on Blaine's chief Roger Funk" and alleged she received a death threat 14 days later. Donna said the CJTC failed to protect confidential complainants, charged that leadership provided a senator with access that exposed complainants to local officials, and asked how many other victims went without protections.

Tina Erwin, who identified herself as "commander US Navy retired," told the board she and others became victims after a death threat and alleged the CJTC violated its own rules and state ethics laws with the goal of shutting the investigation down. Erwin said a senator — named in the comment as Sharon Shumake — intervened and that CJTC leadership forwarded a prejudicial letter to investigators' chain of command and disclosed confidential complainant identities. Erwin asked explicitly whether the interventions amounted to "quid pro quo" and called the CJTC's conduct "egregious." She urged the board to note the failures in process and confidentiality protections.

Board staff subsequently moved the board into a closed quasi‑judicial deliberation; no formal board response to the allegations was recorded on the public record during the meeting.