EMPHASIS: 27 New Troopers To Graduate From Missouri State Highway Patrol Law Enforcement Academy
Lieutenant Colonel Eric T. Olson, acting superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, announces that 27 troopers will graduate from the Patrol’s Law Enforcement Academy on December 21, 2018. The public is invited to attend the ceremony, which will take place at 10 a.m. in the Academy gymnasium. The 106th Recruit Class reported to the Academy on July 2, 2018, to begin the 25-week training to become a trooper. The new troopers will report to duty in their assigned troops on January 7, 2019.
Governor Michael L. Parson will provide the keynote address during the graduation ceremony. Missouri Department of Public Safety Director Sandra K. Karsten is a special guest speaker and Lt. Col. Eric T. Olson will also address the class. The Honorable Roy L. Richter, Missouri Court of Appeals-Eastern District, will administer the Oath of Office to the new troopers. Dean Roger K. McMillian, vice president of College Affairs for Mineral Area College, will confer an associate of applied science degree to 16 of the new troopers. Troop F Color Guard will present and retire the colors. Trooper Orry R. Baker, Troop C, will sing the national anthem. Minister Eric Bridges, Delray Christian Church, Delray, WV, will provide the invocation and benediction.
Four class awards will be presented. The recruits accumulate points toward graduation in the categories of physical fitness, firearms, and academics throughout their 25 weeks at the Academy. The person with the highest number of points in each category earns the respective award. Award categories include physical fitness, firearms, academics, and the Superintendent’s Award, which is presented to the person with the most points overall.
The names, hometowns, and first assignments of members of the 106th Recruit Class are listed below:
Name/Hometown/First Assignment
Chase Adkison, Kearney, MO, Troop A, Zone 4, Clay County Jonathan R. Atherton, Fayette, MO, Troop A, Zone 15, Henry County David A. Beck, Scott City, MO, Troop E, Zone 7, Scott/Mississippi/New Madrid Counties Blaine C. Bridges, Sullivan, MO, Troop C, Zone 4, South St. Louis/Jefferson Counties Skylar T. Bruenger, West Point, IL, Troop C, Zone 9, St. Charles County Zachary D. Davidson, Harrisonville, MO, Troop A, Zone 6, Jackson County Brandon S. Fahnestock, Kansas City, KS, Troop A, Zone 12, Johnson County Garrett L. Hendrix, Poplar Bluff, MO, Troop E, Zone 2, Butler/Ripley Counties Jacob H. Hirner, New London, MO, Troop H, Zone 6, Andrew/Buchanan Counties Duncan Hughes, Jefferson City, MO, Troop H, Zone 5, Andrew/Buchanan Counties Jacob S. Huskey, Crestwood, MO, Troop C, Zone 3, South St. Louis/Jefferson Counties Gavin C. Leach, Owensville, MO, Troop I, Zone 3, Crawford County Taylor K. Leftwich, Palmyra, MO, Troop A, Zone 5, Ray/Carroll Counties Robert A. Martinez, Hartsburg, MO, Troop A, Zone 8, Lafayette County Michael T. McCoy, Jefferson City, MO, Troop C, Zone 4, South St. Louis/Jefferson Counties Casey M. McDonald, Blue Springs, MO, Troop A, Zone 3, Clay County Caleb M. Morgan, Piedmont, MO, Troop E, Zone 1, Butler/Ripley Counties Tyler A. Pierson, Rushville, MO, Troop H, Zone 6, Andrew/Buchanan Counties Bryce T. Quiring, Chillicothe, MO, Troop H, Zone 7, Clinton/Caldwell Counties Thomas A. Reents, Lichfield, IL, Troop C, Zone 9, St. Charles County Randall W. Rosenthal, Conway, MO, Troop A, Zone 16, Benton County Austin L. Royster, Monett, MO, Troop A, Zone 12, Johnson County Tristan M. Royster, Carthage, MO, Troop H, Zone 8, Clinton/Caldwell Counties Tyler J. Straatmann, Villa Ridge, MO, Troop C, Zone 3, South St. Louis/Jefferson Counties Dillan A. Vandeven, Dexter, MO, Troop C, Zone 14, St. Francois/Washington Counties Nathan L. Vines, Rogersville, MO, Troop I, Zone 8, Laclede County Dylon M. Wyatt, Perryville, MO, Troop C, Zone 16, Ste. Genevieve/Perry Counties
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