On Friday, Nov. 4, the Virginia State Police will graduate its 124th generation of state troopers. The 44 new troopers will be presented their diplomas during commencement exercises at 10 a.m. at the State Police Training Academy located at 7700 Midlothian Turnpike in North Chesterfield County.
The new troopers have received more than 1,600 hours of classroom and field instruction in more than 100 different subjects, including defensive tactics, crime scene investigation, ethics and leadership, survival Spanish, police professionalism, firearms, judicial procedures, officer survival, cultural diversity and crisis management. The members of the 124th Basic Session began their 27 weeks of academic, physical and practical training at the Academy May 2, 2016.
The soon-to-be graduates of the 124th Basic Session are from every corner of the Commonwealth, as well as California, Georgia, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oregon and Tennessee.
Upon graduation, the new troopers will report to their individual duty assignments across Virginia beginning Nov. 7, 2016, for their final phase of training. Each trooper will spend an additional six weeks paired up with a Field Training Officer learning his or her new patrol area.
124th BASIC GRADUATING CLASS
Name | Hometown | Patrol Assignment |
Chase Stewart Autry | Jarratt | Brunswick |
Thomas Robert Aaron Barnett | Grundy | Lunenburg |
Jonathan Christopher Tyler Berry | Williamsburg | Surry |
Cody Ryan Billiter | Grundy | Botetourt |
Evan Carter Brooke | Willis | Loudoun |
Jeremy Antonio Cabrera | Yonkers, New York | Loudoun |
William Nathaniel Campbell | Halifax County | Mecklenburg |
Kelly Ann Carrubba | Woodbridge | Prince William |
Dustin Cody Collins | Chilhowie | Prince William |
Thomas Ryan Floch | Sayreville, New Jersey | Prince William |
Albert Gasparyan | Fresno, California | Hampton/Newport News |
Daniel Gray Giles | Duffield | Prince William |
Marcus LeRon Gravely | Collinsville | Pittsylvania |
Nigel Adian-Jae Guishard | Smithfield | Portsmouth/Suffolk/Chesapeake |
Kenneth Shane Hammell, Jr. | Lancaster | Caroline |
Michael David Harville | Courtland | Southampton |
Logan Wayne Hodges | Meadows of Dan | Botetourt |
Thomas Ryan Horton | North Chesterfield | Chesterfield |
Bryce William Jackson | Williamsburg | Hampton/Newport News |
Robert Paul Martin | Tazewell | Mecklenburg |
Jamar Nacefh Maxie | Jersey City, New Jersey | Norfolk/Virginia Beach |
Josiah Luke Montanye | Farmville | Mecklenburg |
Eric McKinley Moss | Bridgeport, Connecticut | Henrico |
Justin Michael Palanchi | Mount Olive, New Jersey | Henrico |
John Austin Cody Paxton | Rockbridge Baths | Springfield (Express Lanes) |
Corey Spencer Peer | Maurertown | Greene |
Johnathan Edward Perry | Buchanan | Greene |
Jay Phuc Phan | Newport News | Hampton/Newport News |
Malachi Emery Phillips | Johnson City, Tennessee | Springfield |
Royce Miken Pinner | Sunbury, North Carolina | Henrico |
Elijah John Redwine | Centreville | Dulles Greenway |
Jacob Anthony Reichard | Bedford | Appomattox |
Jasnique Apryle Rolle | Hampton | Norfolk/Virginia Beach |
Douglas Dylyn Schaeffer | Blue Ridge | Rockbridge |
Thomas Edward Semones | Christiansburg | Hampton/Newport News |
Jimmy Lee Simone, II | Carroll County | King George |
Savannah Rae Stagner | Mount Solon | Rockbridge |
Jessee Allen Stiltner | Lebanon | Hampton/Newport News |
Caleb Andrew Thompson | Staunton | Henrico |
Brandon Marshall Tripp | New Church | Accomack |
Nicholas Joseph Wakeman | Edinburg | Shenandoah |
Jason Matthew Walker | Bumpass | Powhatan |
Isaiah David Welch | Otis, Oregon | Rockbridge |
Mark Anthony Zbinovec | Williamsburg | Hampton/Newport News |