NEWS RELEASE
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C050310
May 13, 2003
EMPHASIS: New Troopers Assigned to Troop C
On Saturday, May 3, 2003, 54 new troopers graduated from the Missouri State Highway Patrol Law Enforcement Academy in Jefferson City. This six month training program consisted of more than 1000 hours of intense classroom and practical training as well as a rigorous physical fitness regimen.
Troop C Commander Captain Ronald S. Johnson is proud to announce that 11 troopers have been assigned to Troop C and will begin patrolling local roadways on May 19th. The new troopers will take part in a 14-week field-training period in which they will work under the direct supervision of a field-training officer. Upon completion of the field training period, the troopers will move into a third training phase in which they will perform the normal duties of a trooper and receive monthly evaluations.
The following troopers have been assigned to Troop C:
Trooper Carl Bone, Zone 16, Perry/Ste. Genevieve Counties. Trooper Bone is a graduate of Notre Dame High School in Cape Girardeau, MO. Trooper Bone is a 2000 graduate of Southeast Missouri State University with a B.S. in Criminal Justice.
Trooper Christopher Davies, Zone 12, Jefferson County. Trooper Davies is a graduate of Beaverton High School in Beaverton, OR. Prior to joining the Patrol, Trooper Davies worked as a corrections officer in Pontiac, IL.
Trooper Steven Foster, Zone 4, South St. Louis County. Trooper Foster is a graduate of Cabool High School in Cabool, MO. He has a B.S. in Criminal Justice from Drury University. Prior to joining the Patrol, Trooper Foster worked as a corrections officer in Springfield, MO.
Trooper Travis Harms, Zone 10, Franklin County. Trooper Harms is a graduate of Gainesville High School in Gainesville, MO. Prior to joining the Patrol, Trooper Harms served in the United States Marine Corps and then worked as a production technician in Mountain Home, AR.
Trooper Bradley Luikart, Zone 10, Franklin County. Trooper Luikart is a graduate of Jefferson City High School and attended Southwest Missouri State University in Springfield, MO.
Trooper James Marlin, Zone 3, South St. Louis County. Trooper Marlin is a graduate of Jefferson City High School and attended Columbia College in Columbia, MO, after serving in the United States Air Force.
Trooper Alexander Michajliczenko, Zone 3, South St. Louis County. Trooper Michajliczenko is a graduate of Lafayette High School in Ballwin, MO. Prior to joining the Patrol, Trooper Michajliczenko earned a B.A. in Biology at William Jewell College in Liberty, MO, and was a teacher in Independence, MO.
Trooper Adam Poulson, Zone 11, Franklin County. Trooper Poulson is a graduate of Central High School in Springfield, MO, and received a B.S. in Criminal Justice at Missouri Southern State College in Joplin, MO. Prior to joining the Patrol, Trooper Poulson worked as an armored car driver in Springfield, MO.
Trooper Barton Seymore, Zone 8, St. Charles County. Trooper Seymore is a graduate of Northwest High School in House Springs, MO, and a received a B.S. in Sports Management from Southwest Baptist University in Bolivar, MO. Prior to joining the Patrol, Trooper Seymore worked as a business manager in St. Louis.
Trooper Jarrod Thomas, Zone 16, Perry/Ste. Genevieve Counties. Trooper Thomas is a graduate of Cape Girardeau High School in Cape Girardeau, MO, and has a B.S. in Criminal Justice from Southeast Missouri State University. Prior to joining the Patrol, Trooper Thomas was an operations manager in St. Louis.
Trooper Dallas Thompson, Zone 14, St. Francois/Washington Counties. Trooper Thompson is a graduate of Potosi High School in Potosi, MO, and has an Associates Degree in Criminal Justice from Mineral Area College in Park Hills. Prior to joining the Patrol, Trooper Thompson served as a police officer for the city of Sullivan, MO.