MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL
a division of the
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY

Troop I Headquarters, P.O. Box 128, Rolla, MO 65402


News Release

For further information please contact: Sergeant Dan Crain
573-368-2345
January 4, 2010
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EMPHASIS: New Troopers Assigned to Troop I



Captain Lee Ann H. Kenley, commanding officer of Troop I, announces the assignment of three new troopers to Troop I.
The newly assigned troopers were members of the 90th Recruit Class, which began training on July 1, 2009, at the Missouri State Highway Patrol Law Enforcement Academy in Jefferson City, and graduated on December 18, 2009. The troopers reported to duty at Troop I Headquarters in Rolla, on January 4, 2010, and will continue their training under the guidance of their field training officers.
Trooper Jacob R. Sellars has been assigned to Zone 1, which patrols Phelps and eastern Maries counties. Tpr. Sellars, 25, is a native of Mountain Grove, Missouri. He is a graduate of Mountain Grove High School and is a 2007 graduate of Missouri State University in West Plains, where he earned an associate's of arts degree in law enforcement. Tpr. Sellars is married to Telena (Floyd) Sellers. Prior to his appointment to the Patrol, Tpr. Sellars served as a Wright County sheriff's deputy. Sergeant George W. Arnold will serve as Tpr. Sellars' field training officer.
Trooper Cory M. Stauffer has been assigned to Zone 3, which patrols Crawford County. Tpr. Stauffer, 21, is a native of Winnebago, Minnesota. He is a graduate of Blue Earth Area High School in Blue Earth, Minnesota, and is a 2009 graduate of Alexandria Technical College in Alexandria, Minnesota, where he earned an associate's of arts degree in law enforcement. Sergeant Mark D. Ward will serve as Tpr. Stauffer's field training officer.
Trooper Jason W. Philpott has been assigned to Zone 4, which patrols Pulaski and western Maries counties. Tpr. Philpott, 22, is a native of Ava, Missouri. He is a graduate of Ava High School and a 2009 graduate of Drury University in Springfield, Missouri, where he earned bachelor's of arts degrees in both psychology and criminology. Tpr. Philpott is married to Ashley (Rainey) Philpott and they have one daughter, Alexis. Corporal Christine A. Bogart will serve as Tpr. Philpott's field training officer.
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