Sergeant Hoerig began his law enforcement career by attending Fox Valley Technical college and graduating with a two-year associates degree in Criminal Justice Applied Sciences in 2012. Sergeant Hoerig began his law enforcement career at Princeton Police Department in Green Lake County in 2013. He worked as a City of Princeton Police Officer for three years before transferring to the Green Lake County Sheriff’s Office in March of 2016.

While at Green Lake County Sheriff’s Office he worked as a full-time patrol deputy; and in 2018 received a promotion to K9 Handler. K9 Cohl is a male, black and tan, German Shepherd. K9 Cohl is certified in Narcotics detection, tracking, area searching, criminal apprehension, and handler protection. Sergeant Hoerig also was a member of the Green Lake County Combined Tactical Unit beginning in 2015. During his time in the Combined Tactical Unit he integrated K9 Cohl as an active member of the team, served as an entry operator, as well as a sniper.

While at Green Lake County Sheriff’s Office he was promoted to Sergeant where he over saw the field training program along with his general supervisor duties. He also was a certified vehicle contacts instructor.

In October of 2023 Sergeant Hoerig began his career in Fond du Lac County as a Patrol Deputy and K9 Handler. Since beginning his career in Fond du Lac County Sergeant Hoerig has joined the Sheriff’s Office SWAT team as an operator and less lethal impact/chemical munition’s instructor. He was promoted to his current position of Sergeant in May of 2025. Sergeant Hoerig aims to utilize his skills and years of experience to continue to grow the Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office.