Lt. DeBatte joined the Lee County Sheriff’s Office on February 26, 1996, as a Certified Corrections Deputy assigned to the Main Jail. In January of 2000 Lt. DeBatte was assigned to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office Boot Camp at the Community Programs Units as a Drill Instructor and from 2000 to 2005 was a member of the Lee County Sheriff’s Office Honor Guard Unit. In November of 2001 Lt. DeBatte was promoted to Sergeant. In early 2002 Lt. DeBatte was reassigned to the CPU’s as a Shift Sergeant; where in October of 2004 he assisted Captain Thomas Weaver (Retired) start the Cell Dog Program at the CPU’s. in 2005 Lt. DeBatte was promoted to Administrative Sergeant of the CPU compound until 2011. In 2006, upon Capt. Weaver’s retirement, Lt. DeBatte over saw the Cell Dog Program Until 2011. Lt. DeBatte was reassigned to the Main Jail in 2013 until he was promoted to Administrative Sergeant of the Main Jail in January of 2015. In August of 2015 Lt. DeBatte was promoted to Lieutenant and was assigned as the A-side nights Watch Commander. In August of 2019 he was reassigned as the Intake Lieutenant until January of 2024. In January 2024 Lt. DeBatte was reassigned back to the CORE facility to oversee the Shakedown Unit and the Cell Dog Program.

Lt. DeBatte has attended several command and leadership class, most notably The National Jail Leadership Command Academy held at Sam Huston University in Houston Texas. The Southern Police Institute (Administrative Officers Course) held at the University of Louisville in Louisville Kentucky.