MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL
A Division Of The
Department of Public Safety
Public Information and Education Division - PO Box 568 - Jefferson City, MO 65102
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August 7, 2015
EMPHASIS: 101st Recruit Class Reports To Missouri State Highway Patrol Law Enforcement Academy

Colonel J. Bret Johnson, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, announces that 36 people reported to the Missouri State Highway Patrol Law Enforcement Academy on July 1, 2015, to begin the 25-week training course to become a trooper. The 101st Recruit Class is scheduled to graduate on December 18, 2015. The average age of the members of the 101st Recruit Class is 25 years. Of the recruits, three have attended some college, three have earned an associate’s degree, five have credits that total more than an associate’s degree, and 15 hold bachelor’s degrees. Four of the recruits have prior military experience; one of the recruits has prior experience in law enforcement.

As of August 7, 2015, 26 recruits remain in the Academy. Listed below are the names and hometowns of members of the 101st Recruit Class:


Name/Hometown

Mayela Barron, Anderson, MO
Colton J. Beck, Ozark, MO
Jon-Yves E. Bellers, Jefferson City, MO
Shawn M. Blackston, Auxvasse, MO
Gary T. Daniels, Kansas City, MO
Christopher R. Gregory, Hannibal, MO
Stephen R. House, Lebanon, MO
Lee E. Hughes Jr., Arnold, MO
Douglas J. Jackson, St. Joseph, MO
Austin M. James, Kearney, MO
Taremba Karizamimba, Portageville, MO
Keegan E. Kindle, Macon, MO
Adam D. Martin, Sweet Springs, MO
Dakota L. Nash, Hollister, MO
Chelsey B. Nelson, Osage Beach, MO
Jared O. Prater, Mt. Vernon, MO
Esteban M. Reynoso, St. Charles, MO
Adam W. Rush, Bismarck, MO
Marsalis Sherod, Florrisant, MO
Brian R. Siercks, Kearney, MO
Jared E. Smith, Salisbury, MO
Travon C. Smith Sr., Joplin, MO
Nicholas W. Summers, Dexter, MO
Jared J. Thompson, Warrensburg, MO
Deryk A. Weber, Festus, MO
Terrell L. Winn, Carrollton, MO

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