The 127th generation of Virginia State Troopers was welcomed into the ranks Friday, with 52 new troopers presented their diplomas during commencement exercises at the State Police Training Academy in North Chesterfield County.
The new troopers have received more than 1,300 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 troopers began their 29 weeks of academic, physical and practical training at the Academy Oct. 25, 2017.
The graduates are from every corner of the Commonwealth, as well as Florida, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
Upon graduation, the new troopers will report to their individual duty assignments across Virginia beginning May 14, 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.
127th BASIC GRADUATING CLASS
Name | Hometown | VSP Duty Assignment |
Zachary L. Baldwin | Fredericksburg | Shenandoah |
Jensen Adam Baysah | Virginia Beach | Portsmouth/Suffolk/Chesapeake |
Austin Blake Benfield | Cedar Bluff | New Kent |
Ryan Jacob Bierschenk | Virginia Beach | Springfield |
Zachary Scott Blevins | Lexington | Prince George |
Drew Alexander Bragg | Oceana, West Virginia | Prince William |
Clinton Gibson Brockwell | Lawrenceville | Northampton |
Cornell Ernesto Brown | Port Lucie, Florida | Springfield |
Jacob Randel Burgett | Fredericksburg | Caroline |
Romaine Anthony Butler | Poughkeepsie, New York | Dulles Greenway |
Jacob Daniel Capra | Fredericksburg | Prince William |
Cody Jay Carr-Olschewski | Bordentown, New Jersey | Hanover/Henrico |
Micheal Perry Cooper | Lynchburg | Albemarle |
Jordan Storm Corvin | Wytheville | Springfield |
Michael John Dalton | Mahopac, New York | Arlington |
Justin Leslie Dotson | Grundy | Henrico |
Navarre Kamron Fortune | Pennsauken, New Jersey | Fairfax |
Joseph Matthew Fox, II | Newport News | Fairfax |
Justin Wayne Garvie | Clarksburg, Massachusetts | New Kent |
Dylan M. Goddard | Callao | Matthews |
Steven Tyler Golden | Dublin | Warren |
Jonathan Roger Hankins | Richlands | Fairfax |
Cody Benjamin Howlett | Williamsburg | Fairfax |
Cody Allen Hubbard | Oakwood | Warren |
Brian Alexander Javins | Covington | Botetourt |
Donovan Darnell Johnson | Spotsylvania | Springfield |
Gus Lee Lolos, Jr. | Virginia Beach | Portsmouth/Suffolk/Chesapeake |
Norman Vincent Lovell | Owings Mills, Maryland | Prince George |
Steven Franklin Martin | North Chesterfield | Hanover/Henrico |
Paul Alberto Mendoza | Paterson, New Jersey | Prince William |
Thomas William Moade, Jr. | Deruyter, New York | Frederick |
Randi Breanne Mullins | Lerona, West Virginia | Greensville |
Cory Dalton Neiderer | Centre Hall, Pennsylvania | Hanover/Henrico |
Dale Lee Nelson, II | Bellevue, Pennsylvania | Henrico |
Mateusz Kamil Nieradka | Williamsburg | York |
Kyle Joseph Page | East Northport, New York | Prince William |
Dustin Curtis Randall | McGraw, New York | Albemarle |
Robert Eugene Reynolds | Draper | Brunswick |
Julie Clarke Rose | Richmond | Caroline |
Joshua Steven Rowland | Lynchburg | Arlington |
Laralyn Paige Rutledge | Bumpass | Hanover/Henrico |
Ryan Nathaniel Smith | Virginia Beach | York |
Walter Leon Smith | Dumfries | Prince William |
Peyton Bryce Stevens | Rosedale | Botetourt |
Allen Tyler Stuart | Ivanhoe | Henrico |
Joseph Matthew Tucker | Sussex, New Jersey | New Kent |
Jonathan D. Vaus | Charlottesville | Prince William |
Christopher T. Viars | Max Meadows | Botetourt |
Samantha Kay Wendell | Colonial Beach | King George |
Nathan Ray Winslow | Suffolk | Brunswick |
James Michael Wittusen | Bealeton | Northampton |
John Mark Wyatt, II | Waverly | Henrico |