Jason Hughes

**Jason G. Hughes Jr.** is a Ventura County Sheriff’s Office (VCSO) Deputy. Jason is also a member of the Sentinel Blue Men's Team of the Los Angeles Precision Shooting Team (LAPST), as well an Instagram model and influencer.

## Early Life

Jason Grant Hughes was born on July 29, 1996 in Phoenix, Arizona to business executive Jason F. "Noah" Hughes and electrical engineer Allison M. Hughes (nee Milner). He is one of two children and was raised in Ojai, California. Jason graduated from Nordhoff High School in 2014. During high school, Jason was a member of the Ventura County IPSC team, he competed in several local and state tournaments, he placed 5th in the national championship in 2012.

## Career

After beginning his career as a stockroom clerk in 2014, Jason was accepted to the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office (VCSO) in 2018. Jason is currently assigned to the Moorpark station. Shortly after beginning his career, Jason started casually posting workout and everyday police life pictures and videos on Instagram, due to his athletic physique, charisma, and approachability, Jason quickly became a popular Instagram personality. Jason also started modeling for various companies on Instagram and became popular, especially with young women.

Jason joined the Sentinel Blue Men's Team in 2023. Jason is sponsored by sponsored by TacWorks Academy for equipment, ammunition, training, and clothing, and by ZEV Technologies for weapons and competition gunsmithing. Jason uses a SIG P320 Carry with a Romeo 1 Pro optic as his duty handgun for the Agency category, a SIG P320 full size as his Standard category handgun, and a SIG P320 customized by ZEV Technologies as his Unlimited category handgun. Jason uses a Hecker & Koch HK416 A5 rifle and a Remington 870 Police as his Agency and Standard category rifle and shotgun respectively. Jason uses a ZEV Technologies customized Aero Precision M4E1 and a TacWorks customized Benelli M2 as his Unlimited category rifle and shotgun respectively. As of 2023, Todd is no longer competing in the Agency and Standard categories, instead focusing on the Unlimited category.

## Personal Life

Jason is currently single; he was previously linked to Instagram and social media influencer Cassie Hedges from 2019 to 2022. Jason is heavily involved in health and fitness, he spends his free time training, cycling, and hiking. Jason is a Monday person, a Leo in the western zodiac, and a Fire Rat in the Chinese zodiac.

## Trivia

* Jason is right-handed.
* Jason's Instagram username is Deputy Jay.
* Jason plans on becoming a detective and possibly a federal career in the future.
* Jason loves peanut butter and jelly, but not together.
* Jason applied to both the Ventura County Sheriff's Office and the Oxnard Police Department; he ultimately went with VCSO.
* Jason wanted to be a rodeo rider when he grew up.
* Jason has been involved in two motor vehicle accidents during pursuits, neither of which were his fault.
* Jason is currently the only VCSO influencer on Instagram.
* Jason has been in one serious relationship, with a fellow Instagram influencer.

## See Also

* Sentinel Blue Tier One Team
	+ Steven Ellis: LAPD Captain
	+ James Wells: EMPD Member
	+ Maggie Marks: HSI Member
	+ Sonia Knight: ICE Member
* Sentinel Blue Men's Team
	+ James Wells: EMPD Captain
	+ Steven Ellis: LAPD Member
	+ Kevin Hyde: ATF Member
	+ Calvin Winslow: HSI Member
	+ Todd Desmond: LASD Member
* Sentinel Blue Women's Team
	+ Maggie Marks: HSI Captain
	+ Sonia Knight: ICE Member
	+ Victoria Allen: BHPD Member
	+ Tracy McGaren: LAPD Member
	+ Charlie Lenzen: LASD Member
	+ Rachel Petersen: LAPP Member