MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL
a division of the
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
Troop I Headquarters-P.O. Box128, Rolla, MO 65402
NEWS RELEASE
For further information please contact:
Sergeant Mike Mitchell
(573) 368-2345 x3953
I04A2022
April 29, 2022
EMPHASIS:
One New Trooper Assigned To Troop I
Captain Eddie A. Blaylock, commanding officer of Troop I, Rolla, Missouri, is pleased to announce the assignment of one new trooper to Troop I. Trooper Eric J. Walker was a member of the 114th Recruit Class that reported to the Academy on January 18, 2022. Trooper Walker graduated on April 29, 2022, after completing 15 weeks of training as a member of the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s first accelerated academy. Trooper Walker was previously employed as a police officer with the Lebanon Police Department in Lebanon, Missouri.
Trooper Walker will be assigned to Zone 1, Phelps and Maries counties. His field training officer will be Corporal Blake Rowden. Trooper Walker is a 2012 graduate of Zama American High School, in APO Japan. He continued his education at University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg, Missouri, where he studied criminal justice.
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A photo of the new trooper can be found with this news release on the Patrol’s website.
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