EMPHASIS: New Troopers Assigned To Troop D
Captain Dale O. Jinkens, commanding officer of Troop D, Springfield, is pleased to announce the assignment of five new troopers to Troop D. The following troopers were members of the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s 122nd Recruit Class that graduated from the Patrol Academy on December 20, 2024.
Trooper Jackson Lock will be assigned to Zone 1, which serves the citizens of Greene County. Lock is a Kansas City, MO, native who graduated from Nixa High School in 2022. In 2024, he received a degree in Criminal Justice from Ozarks Technical College.
Trooper Jacob Nuttall will be assigned to Zone 6, which serves the citizens of Lawrence and Dade counties. Nuttall is a native of Bolivar, MO, who graduated from Bolivar High School in 2021.
Trooper Hunter Burks will be assigned to Zone 16, which serves the citizens of Hickory and Dallas counties. Burks is a native of Springfield, MO, who graduated from Fordland High School in 2019. He received a degree in Science from Ozarks Technical College in 2022.
Trooper Kyle Goddard will be assigned to Zone 4, which serves the citizens of Stone and Taney counties. Goddard is a native of Springfield, MO, who graduated from Republic High School in 2017. Trooper Goddard joined the Missouri Army National Guard in 2017 and is still serving.
Trooper Forrestt Jones will be assigned to Zone 4, which serves the citizens of Stone and Taney counties. Jones is a native of Elizabethton, TN, who graduated from Hollister High School in Hollister, MO.
Photographs of the troopers can be found with this news release on the Patrol Website.
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